Trial dates changed for man charged in Campbellton python deaths

RCMP say the trial dates have been changed for the man charged in connection with the deaths of two boys who were killed by a python in Campbellton, N.B.

The Court of Queen’s Bench has changed the dates for the trial of 39-year-old Jean-Claude Savoie from Sept. 12-23 to Oct.31 – Nov. 11. The change is to accommodate witnesses who are expected to be called during the trial.

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Savoie is facing a charge of criminal negligence causing death.

Four-year-old Noah Barthe and his six-year-old brother Connor were found dead on Aug. 5, 2013, after an African rock python escaped its enclosure inside Savoie’s apartment in Campbellton, where they were staying for a sleepover.

With a file from The Canadian Press