Jury selected for trial of Leduc man accused of killing common-law wife in 2023

A jury trial began Monday for a Beaumont man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2023. CTV News Edmonton's Amanda Anderson reports.

A jury has been selected for the trial of Kenneth Skelly who is accused of killing his common-law wife in 2023.

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Treasa Lynn Oberly, a 40-year-old mother residing in Beaumont, was last seen alive on July 14, 2023.

Her body was found 10 days later.

RCMP charged Skelly, who was 43-years-old at the time, with second-degree murder in Oberly’s death.

A jury was selected Monday and the trial is expected to begin Tuesday.