Two men accused of beating and tying up a mentally ill man on a Sask. farm were sentenced to serve two years less a day in the community.
MELFORT — Two men accused of beating and tying up a mentally ill man on a Saskatchewan farm have been sentenced to serve two years less a day in the community.
Adam and Peter Mclean of Melfort, northeast of Saskatoon, are also prohibited from possessing firearms for five years, and have probation orders.
Other charges of uttering threats, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement were stayed this week in court.
RCMP say Hawkins, an agronomist who struggled with his mental health, had walked onto the farm to take photos of combines in 2022 but was then beaten bloody and bound with cable ties.
Hawkins died months later. An autopsy report said there was no evidence the assault played a role in his death.
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