Verdicts are expected today for 13 inmates accused of carrying out a brutal 2019 jail robbery at the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
A total of 15 inmates have been charged with attempted murder and other crimes related to an attack on Stephen Anderson at the Nova Scotia Correctional Center on December 2, 2019.
The trial of 13 inmates was divided into separate trials before Judge Jamie Campbell, to allow enough space for attorneys, sheriffs, and defendants to attend and carry out pandemic health orders.
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The first trial, held in September, included Jacob Lilly, Wesley Hardiman, Matthew Lambert, Colin Ladelpha, Kirk Carridice and Omar McIntosh.
The second trial, which took place earlier this month, included Kaz Cox, Austin Mitton, Kevin Clarke-McNeil, Andriko Crawley, Robert Fraser, Matthew Coaker and Geevan Nagendran.
The fourteenth defendant, Brian James Marriott, was allowed to handle his charges in separate proceedings, while Sophon Sek, the fifteenth inmate charged in the case, faces trial at a later date.
This Canadian Press report was first published on November 29, 2021.
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