Category: Halifax

Twelve jurors will resume deliberations in the murder trial of Halifax medical student William Sandeson today. Sandeson is accused of killing 22-year-old physics student Taylor Samson, whose body has never been found. The jury has yet to reach a verdict after nearly 20 hours of closed-door discussion since Thursday afternoon.

Five people have been arrested after a woman died and a man was seriously injured in Dartmouth. Officers were called to a building on Hastings Drive on Friday evening. They say a man was found outside with serious injuries and a woman inside an apartment was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say four men and one woman were taken into custody in connection with the suspicious death. Investigators say the act is not believed to be random