The first witnesses at the murder trial of a man charged with killing a clerk in a Montreal supermarket will testify Friday.
Randy Tshilumba, 21, faces a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of Clemence Beaulieu-Patry, 20, in April 2016.
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Superior Court Justice Helene Di Salvo spoke to the jury of seven men and five women today about how the five-week trial will work.
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She told them to stick to the evidence presented in court and to avoid using social media or conducting their own research.
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Crown prosecutor Catherine Perreault was not in court Wednesday because of a bad back but is expected to be present Friday.
Beaulieu-Patry was working in the east-end Maxi supermarket at the time of the alleged attack, which took place with dozens of customers and employees on the premises.
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