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Teenagers charged in death of Hannah Leflar to stand trial

The preliminary hearing for one of the accused, which was expected to last two weeks, ended early Monday when he was committed to trial.

Preliminary hearing for one of the accused ended early Monday

Hannah Leflar, 16, was found dead in a home in Regina on Jan. 12. Two teens are charged with first-degree murder. (Facebook)

The teenaged boyscharged with first degree murder in the death of Hannah Leflarare set tostand trial.

Leflar's body was discovered on Jan. 12, 2015 in Regina. She was a grade 11 student at Thom Collegiate at the time of her death.

The boys were 16 when her body was foundand can't be named because of a publication ban.

One of the accusedbegan the second week of his preliminary hearing today. It was supposed to last until Friday, but ended early. The defence lawyer said the Crown presented evidence and was able to meet the threshold to have it committed to trial.

The other boy accused in the death was committed to trial in October.