Accused in Nathan Bekkattla's Death Set for Trial in Battleford

Accused in Nathan Bekkattla's death set for trial in Battleford

Nathan Billette is charged with second-degree murder in the case.

Accused in Nathan Bekkattla’s death set for trial in Battleford

BATTLEFORD — A trial is planned at the Court of King's Bench in Battleford for a Buffalo River Dene Nation man facing charges in the death of 55-year-old Nathan George Bekkattla. Nathan Billette is charged with second-degree murder in the case. A nine-day judge-alone trial is scheduled to start March 30. Billette was charged after Dillon RCMP got a report of an injured person at a home on Buffalo River Dene Nation at about 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 13,…