The jurors deciding the fate of the man charged in Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting ended their first day of deliberations on without returning a verdict.
Richard Henry Bain, 65, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of stagehand Denis Blanchette, as well as three counts of
attempted murder.
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The charges against Bain are connected to events outside the Metropolis nightclub as then-premier designate Pauline Marois was inside celebrating the Parti Quebecois‘ election win.
The 12 member jury appeared in court twice on Saturday — once after requesting a written copy of the judge’s instructions and a chart outlining the potential verdicts for each charge, and a second time the jurors asked for a dictionary.
Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer granted the first request but denied the second, saying the jury should ask him directly for clarifications instead.
The jury resumed its work Sunday.
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