Close X
Monday, November 18, 2024
ADVT 
National

Jury To Begin Deliberating On Two Accused Of Plotting To Bomb B.C. Legislature

The Canadian Press, 31 May, 2015 12:17 PM
    VANCOUVER — A jury is set to begin deliberating on Sunday in a trial for two people accused of plotting to bomb the British Columbia legislature.
     
    B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce finished delivering her legal instructions to jurors on Saturday evening and they were to begin deliberations Sunday morning.
     
    The 12-member jury will consider the fates of John Nuttall and Amanda Korody, who face charges of conspiracy to commit murder, placing an explosive in a public place and possession of an explosive substance.
     
    The Crown alleged Nuttall and Korody were the only members of a home-grown terrorist group, whose goal was linked to the radical form of Islam they followed.
     
    Their defence lawyers told the jury that police manipulated their clients into planting the home-made pressure-cooker bombs in an elaborate months-long undercover operation.
     
    The jury watched weeks of video and audio surveillance of Nuttall and Korody during a sting operation that involved more than 240 officers.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Vancouver Unveils Pat Quinn Way To Honour Hockey Icon And Former Canucks Coach

    Vancouver Unveils Pat Quinn Way To Honour Hockey Icon And Former Canucks Coach
    Vancouver celebrated St. Patrick's day this year with a special tribute to former Canucks coach and Canadian hockey icon Pat Quinn.

    Vancouver Unveils Pat Quinn Way To Honour Hockey Icon And Former Canucks Coach

    Richmond Mounties Warn Of Increase In 'Sextortion' Targeting Online Victims

    Richmond Mounties Warn Of Increase In 'Sextortion' Targeting Online Victims
    Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say victims are befriended online through dating websites and are persuaded to perform intimate acts in front web cameras, 

    Richmond Mounties Warn Of Increase In 'Sextortion' Targeting Online Victims

    'Allahu Akbar': B.C. Man John Nuttall Praised Allah After Planting Bombs At Legislature On Canada Da

    VANCOUVER — An accused terrorist praised Allah after allegedly planting homemade pressure-cooker bombs on the lawn of the B.C. legislature on Canada Day.

    'Allahu Akbar': B.C. Man John Nuttall Praised Allah After Planting Bombs At Legislature On Canada Da

    Harper Extends Term Of Gov. Gen. David Johnston By Two More Years

    OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. David Johnston's term of office has been extended to September 2017, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday.

    Harper Extends Term Of Gov. Gen. David Johnston By Two More Years

    Federal Politicians Accuse Each Other Of Race-Baiting 'Dog Whistle Politics'

    OTTAWA — Is Canadian politics going to the dogs? Politicians seem to think so, judging by the sudden zeal with which they're accusing each other of practising "dog-whistle politics."

    Federal Politicians Accuse Each Other Of Race-Baiting 'Dog Whistle Politics'

    Wounded Vets And Families To See Improved Access To Allowances; New Benefits

    Wounded Vets And Families To See Improved Access To Allowances; New Benefits
    VANCOUVER — The latest initiatives in the Harper government's bridge rebuilding exercise with veterans comes with promises to improve access to an allowance for the most seriously wounded soldiers and to create a new benefit for caregivers.

    Wounded Vets And Families To See Improved Access To Allowances; New Benefits