‘Please come forward’: Sask. mom pleads for answers in killing of Candie Pritchard

A Saskatchewan mother is calling on anyone with information about her daughter's death to come forward. As Laura Woodward reports, it's been two years

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A Saskatchewan mother is pleading for answers, two years after her daughter was killed.

Candie Pritchard’s remains were found on Feb. 5, 2024, outside a home on Red Pheasant Cree Nation, about 40 kilometres south of North Battleford.

Police later found additional evidence in a nearby wooded area.

No charges have been laid.

Pritchard’s mother, Lorna Mitchell, said she was stunned when officers told her what had happened.

“She was chopped up. Whoever did this threw all her parts in a bush,” Mitchell told CTV News.

Two years after the discovery, Mitchell said the silence has left her living with fear and uncertainty.

“We don’t know who did this, so it’s kind of scary — maybe you’re passing by them in a grocery store,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell is urging anyone with information to come forward.

“Whoever knows something, please come forward,” she said.

“So we can have justice for her and we can have peace.”

Who was Candie Pritchard?

Pritchard was a mother of eight. Since her death, two grandchildren have been born.

Mitchell said Pritchard would have loved to have been able to meet those babies.

“She would of loved it, yeah. She loved all her kids,” Mitchell said.

Some of Mitchell’s fondest memories of Pritchard are family celebrations.

“She always made sure we had a cake for our birthdays or Mother’s Day,” Mitchell said.

‘Even a small detail could make the difference’

RCMP believe there are people who know what happened.

“Even a small detail could make the difference in this investigation and help provide Candie’s family with answers,” RCMP Insp. Ashley St. Germaine said in a news release issued Feb. 4.

Anyone with information is asked to contact RCMP, their local police department or submit an anonymous tip through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.