Lawyers for Winnipeg man accused of killing 4 women argue media coverage has tainted jury

The majority of the people selected to start hearing evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering four women in Winnipeg shouldn’t be allowed to serve on the jury because they admitted they’d heard about the case before, an expert called by the accused’s defence team testified on Tuesday.

Lawyers for Winnipeg man accused of killing 4 women argue media coverage has tainted jury
A courtroom sketch shows a bald man with a beard and glasses in the accused box, sitting next to his lawyer.

The majority of the people selected to start hearing evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering four women in Winnipeg shouldn’t be allowed to serve on the jury because they admitted they’d heard about the case before, an expert called by the accused’s defence team testified on Tuesday.