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Kevin Rubletz to stand trial on murder charge in Jessica Newman's death

The man accused of murdering 24-year-old Jessica Newman who was missing for two months in 2015 before her body was discovered will stand trial on second-degree murder.

Trial date will be set in August

Kevin Rubletz, 31, has been committed to stand trial on 2nd-degree murder. (CBC)

The man accused of murdering 24-year-oldJessica Newmanwho was missing for two months in 2015 before her body was discoveredwill stand trial on second-degree murder.

It comes after a six-day preliminary inquiry was held for 31-year-oldKevinRubletz, who had been in conflict with thevictimover the custody oftheirson.

Jessica Rae Newman had been missing since March 2015. Her body was found in May 2015. (Facebook)

The evidence presented at the preliminary inquiry is protected by a publication ban.

Thecase started out as a missing persons investigation.

Newman was last seen on March 10, 2015, in the southeast community of Forest Lawn.A work crew discovered her body in a ditch in a rural area north of the city on May 4.

A trial date will be set on August 19.