Former girlfriend testifies at trial of medical student charged with murder
HALIFAX — The defence in the case of a Halifax university student accused of murder closed its case Tuesday, saying William Sandeson remains “confident” after weeks of testimony at the jury trial.
Sandeson is charged with the first-degree murder of 22-year-old Dalhousie University student Taylor Samson, whose body has never been found.
The Crown has alleged Samson was murdered in Sandeson’s south end Halifax apartment in the midst of a drug deal.
Lawyer Eugene Tan says his client, who has taken an active role in his own case, has been “holding up very well” throughout the eight-week trial.