Jurors in Moncton double-murder trial continued Monday after deliberating throughout Sunday without reaching a verdict.
Janson Baker, 29, faces 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 02, 2026 9:23 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Janson Baker, 29, stood trial over two months in Moncton on two counts of first-degree murder alleging he killed Bernard and Rose-Marie Saulnier in 2019. (Andrew Robson)
Jurors in a Moncton double-murder trial resumed deliberations Monday after failing to reach a verdict over the weekend.
Deliberations halted around 8 p.m. Sunday and resumed around 9 a.m. Monday in Janson Baker’s trial.
The 29-year-old from Moncton faces two counts of first-degree murder. It’s alleged he killed Bernard Saulnier, 78, and his wife Rose-Marie Saulnier, 74, on Sept. 7, 2019.
Baker’s trial began two months ago and heard from more than 30 witnesses.
The Crown’s case alleged Baker was hired by a drug trafficking group to kill the couple’s son, Sylvio Saulnier, who lived with them.
Instead, the Crown alleges that after Baker broke in he herded the couple into a bedroom and shot them once each in the head.
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