Jury begins deliberations in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX — The fate of Halifax medical student William Sandeson, accused of killing a physics student during a drug deal as part of a plan to alleviate his debt, is now in the hands of the jury.
Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Josh Arnold gave jurors his final instructions before deliberations began around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. They wrapped up less than three hours later, and were to continue Friday morning.
Sandeson is charged with the first-degree murder of Taylor Samson, a 22-year-old Dalhousie University student whose body has never been found.
The trial has heard Samson went to Sandeson’s apartment on Aug. 15, 2015, to sell him nine kilograms of marijuana for $40,000.