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Case Of Pair Accused Of Plotting To Attack Halifax Mall Back In Court For Hearing

The Canadian Press, 07 Jul, 2015 12:00 PM
    HALIFAX — A preliminary inquiry began today for two people accused of plotting to open fire at a Halifax shopping mall.
     
    Twenty-three-year-old Lindsay Kantha Souvannarath of Geneva, Ill., and 20-year-old Randall Steven Shepherd of Halifax are each charged with conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit arson, illegal possession of dangerous weapons and making a threat through social media.
     
    None of the allegations against them has been proven in court.
     
    The preliminary inquiry is scheduled for three days and is being held under a publication ban that prohibits reporting what is heard in Halifax provincial court.
     
    Outside court, Crown prosecutor Mark Heerema said the defence has conceded there is enough evidence to warrant a trial and the two accused will face a jury trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
     
    He says the defence is asking questions of certain witnesses at the preliminary inquiry to assist in their preparation for trial.
     
    Heerema says 11 witnesses are expected to testify at the preliminary hearing.
     
    Shepherd's lawyer, Roger Burrill, confirmed outside court that defence has conceded there is enough evidence to proceed to trial.
     
    A Crown document alleges the offences took place between Jan. 6 and Valentine's Day.
     
    The Crown alleges they involved the Halifax Shopping Centre and were carried out in concert with James Lee Gamble, a 19-year-old man found dead in his Halifax home.

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