Jury selection starts in trial of man accused of Dieppe double homicide
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Jury selection begins today in Moncton for the trial of a 29-year-old accused of killing a Dieppe couple in 2019.
Janson Bryan Baker, 29, is being tried on two charges of first-degree murder.
It's alleged the Moncton man killed Bernard Saulnier, 78, and his wife Rose-Marie Saulnier, 74, on Sept. 7, 2019 in Dieppe.
Their deaths shocked community members and led to questions about the status of the case over the following years as police continued to investigate with little said publicly.
Baker was charged in September 2023, the fourth anniversary of the discovery of the Saulniers' bodies in their Amirault Street home. Their cause of death hasn’t been released.
Rose-Marie Saulnier owned Natural Choice Health Centre in Dieppe and later worked as a nutritionist, herbalist and naturotherapist at Sequoia Dieppe.
Bernard Saulnier was a past president of Acadia Electric and was involved with the Dieppe Rotary Club and a New Brunswick construction association, according to his obituary.
The couple had two sons, Sylvio Saulnier and Luc Saulnier.
Sylvio died in 2023. Police say his death was not criminal in nature.
A standard publication ban prevents reporting much of what’s occurred in court over the years leading up to the trial.
The trial is scheduled for three months.
Jury summonses were sent to 1,000 people, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Justice.
Jury selection on a Saturday is not common but has happened before in Moncton.
“Holding the selection on a Saturday, while not typical, allows use of the secure courthouse, gather larger groups in multiple courtrooms, utilize existing technology, and facilitate parking,” Geoffrey Downey said in an email.
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