Second trial begins for former Halifax med student facing first-degree murder charge
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A retrial started today for a former Nova Scotia medical student accused of fatally shooting a fellow Dalhousie University student and disposing of his body after a drug deal in downtown Halifax.
A retrial started today for a former Nova Scotia medical student accused of fatally shooting a fellow Dalhousie University student and disposing of his body after a drug deal in downtown Halifax.
William Sandeson, 30, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
In an opening address in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Crown attorney Carla Ball told the jury that Taylor Samson was a 22-year-old physics student when he disappeared on the night of Aug. 15, 2015.
The Crown is alleging Samson was a drug dealer who went to Sandeson's apartment on Henry Street in Halifax to sell nine kilograms of marijuana.
The court proceeding marks the second time Sandeson has faced the same charge.
A verdict from a trial in 2017 was overturned on appeal and a second trial was ordered in 2020.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 10, 2023.
