The trial of a Moncton man accused of double murder has been delayed until next week over a ‘legal issue,’ the presiding judge told jurors Thursday.
Janson Baker, 29, accused of first-degree murder in 2019 deaths of Bernard and Rose-Marie Saulnier
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 08, 2026 12:04 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Rose-Marie Saulnier and Bernard Saulnier were found dead in their home on Amirault Street in Dieppe on Sept. 7, 2019. (Court of King’s Bench exhibit/RCMP)
The trial of a Moncton man accused of double murder has been delayed until next week, jurors were told Thursday.
“A legal issue has arisen,” Justice Cameron Gunn, the judge presiding over the trial, said when the jury was brought into the courtroom.
Janson Bryan Baker’s trial began Saturday in Moncton’s Court of King’s Bench with jury selection.
Baker has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder.
The Crown’s opening statement was given Tuesday followed by the first witness testimony. Weather led to the trial being delayed to Thursday for the second witness.
Jurors were brought into the courtroom about an hour late Thursday,
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