TRURO, N.S. – A 48-year-old Nova Scotia man will go to trial on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths last year of a mother and her daughter.
Gerald Ashley Rushton was charged last December in the deaths of 53-year-old Elizabeth MacPherson and 24-year-old Brittany MacPherson.
They were found dead in a home in Bible Hill on Dec. 27, 2013.
Judge Warren Zimmer announced his decision today in Truro provincial court, following an eight-day preliminary hearing.
A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for Feb. 3.
A publication ban was placed on all testimony during the preliminary hearing.
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