Jurors at the murder trial of Richard Henry Bain have asked to call home.
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They sent a note Thursday morning asking Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer if a court representative could call their loved ones to let them know everything was OK and that they were still working.
Cournoyer weighed whether to let jurors to call directly and then allowed a court constable to get in touch with their families.
Bain is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of lighting technician Denis Blanchette outside a Montreal nightclub.
He’s also charged with three counts of attempted murder.
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The charges relate to a shooting at the venue where then-Parti Quebecois (PQ) leader Pauline Marois was speaking after her election win on Sept. 4, 2012.
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Bain has pleaded not guilty and has argued he should be found not criminally responsible by way of mental illness.
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The Crown has said Bain was not ill and that his assault was premeditated and politically motivated by anger over the PQ’s election victory.
Jurors were told last week that the case hinges on Bain’s mental condition at the time of the offences.