Jury to Resume Deliberations in BC Murder Trial

Published on December 8, 2023

A jury is resuming deliberations on Dec. 8 in the case of Ibrahim Ali, whose marathon first-degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court wrapped up on Dec. 7. Mr. Ali is accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a Burnaby, B.C., park more than six years ago. The closing stages of the eight-month trial this week heard that Mr. Ali’s defence team had been receiving threats over the case, with lawyer Kevin McCullough reading out one that said his family faced “a violent and brutal death” before Christmas. ...

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