LA RONGE – The man accused of killing 24-year-old Marisha Hoksbergen of Cumberland House will stand trial. Alvin Thomas, 40, was charged with second-degree murder.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 30 in La Ronge Provincial Court but defence and Crown consented to go straight to trial in Court of King’s Bench. A trial date will be set.
Thomas was arrested by Prince Albert police in June 2022. Cumberland RCMP had received a report just before noon on May 29, 2022, about an injured woman and found Hoksbergen. She was pronounced deceased at the local clinic.
Hoksbergen’s obituary says she left behind two young sons.
She worked for the Cumberland House Cree Nation and the Village of Cumberland House as a Fire Suppression Crew Worker, according to her obituary. She also went fire-fighting. She worked as a road roller and also operated heavy machinery for her father’s construction company. She was a very hard worker and accepted any challenging tasks during work and accomplished each challenge, said her obituary. She was a cashier at the Chief Island Community Store and was very welcoming to everyone and always had a big cheery smile.
"She enjoyed spending time with her children and family as well as her many friends," said her obituary. "She easily made friends everywhere she went."
Hoksbergen loved to travel, won Snowsled Drag Racing competitions, and enjoyed painting. She loved to cook and would post photos of her meals to Facebook and Snapchat.
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