Case for OPP officer killed near Hagersville, Ont. put over until March

A man and a woman accused of murder in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police officer have had their case postponed until next month.

Randall McKenzie, 25, and Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry, 30, have both been charged with first-degree murder in Const. Greg Pierzchala’s death.

McKenzie and Stewart-Sperry appeared briefly from correctional facilities by video feed before a Cayuga, Ont., judge Tuesday afternoon.

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Their next court date was scheduled for March 21.

Defence teams told the court more time is needed to review a second wave of evidence disclosures the Crown says will arrive by the end of the week.

Pierzchala was shot while responding to a call for a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., on Dec. 27 and later died in hospital.

Police have said Pierzchala was ambushed and had no chance to defend himself.

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