PRINCE ALBERT – A 30-year-old man accused of killing his parents and young son pleaded guilty Wednesday in Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench.
Nathaniel Carrier pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder in the death of his seven-year-old son Bentlee, two counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of his parents Sandra Henry and Denis Henry, both 56, and attempted murder of his daughter, Kendrah, who was five at the time.
Carrier was charged on April 1, 2020, with first-degree murder in the deaths of his mother Sandra Henry and father Denis Henry, both 56, and his son, Bentlee, 7. He was also charged with the attempted murder of his daughter, Kendrah, 5.
Kendrah was nicknamed “one tough cookie” during her 51-day hospital stay in Edmonton and Saskatoon, said her mother Heather.
Prince Albert Police were called to a home at 315 McArthur Drive in the city for a wellness check. There they discovered the bodies of two adults and one child, and another child clinging to life.
At the house police noticed that Denis Carrier’s vehicle was gone and Nathaniel Carrier was unaccounted for. They later learned that the vehicle was in La Ronge. Days later Carrier was arrested in Prince Albert without incident on March 31.
Police believe the murders occurred on March 28, 2020. According to Prince Albert Police, Carrier lived in the home with his parents and two children at the time of the murders.
When neighbours heard about the murders they said this was the last house they would expect such a gruesome crime. They described the couple as “really, really nice” people who were “always cheerful.”
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Carrier on April 13.
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