Prominent Saskatchewan lawyer Serge Kujawa dies

Serge Kujawa is seen here in this screenshot from CTV file footage.

A well-known Saskatchewan lawyer and politician has died.

Serge Kujawa was the Crown prosecutor in many high-profile murder cases, including the Shell Lake mass murder in the 1960s when nine people were killed.

Kujawa was also a prosecutor in the 1984 Colin Thatcher murder trial and the prosecutor who handled David Milgaard’s appeals when Milgaard was trying to prove he was wrongfully convicted.

He also served as an NDP MLA in the Saskatchewan Legislature in the early 1990s.

Kujawa passed away Monday.