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Guy Turcotte's murder trial loses a juror; and then there were 11

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Sep, 2015 12:43 PM
    SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The trial of a former Quebec doctor who is charged with murdering his children has lost a juror.
     
    That means 11 people will now continue to hear the case against Guy Turcotte, who faces two counts of first-degree murder in the 2009 slayings of Olivier, 5, and Anne-Sophie, 3.
     
    Quebec Superior Court Justice Andre Vincent said he exercised his powers under the Criminal Code to free the juror. The reason for the dismissal cannot be made public.
     
    A trial needs a minimum of 10 jurors to proceed.
     
    The case will not sit Thursday and Friday as another juror requires an operation for an injury sustained last weekend and because a trial cannot proceed with an absent juror.
     
    Turcotte has pleaded not guilty to the charges but admitted through his lawyers last week to causing the children's deaths.

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