Jury selection for Magnotta murder trial continues

MONTREAL — Jury selection continued on Tuesday in Montreal for the first-degree murder trial of Luka Magnotta.

Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to five charges in the May 2012 slaying and dismemberment of 33-year-old Chinese engineering student Jun Lin.

Gallery: A glimpse inside the Montreal courthouse

In total, 16-hundred prospective jurors have been summoned this week.

Watch: Jury selection starts for Luka Magnotta trial

Of the first 400 people called to the courthouse, Justice Guy Cournoyer noted that 87 did not seek an exemption and are set to return next week for the selection process.

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But many were exempted on Monday — mainly over language proficiency.

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Next week, the remaining pool will return for the actual selection of 12 bilingual jurors and two alternates.

Evidence will be presented starting September 22.

Watch: Magnotta’s lawyer explains what he’s looking for in a juror