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Doors will remain closed for pre-trial hearing of man accused of killing off-duty police officer

Christopher Calvin Garnier, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Constable Catherine Campbell , an off-duty police officer, arrives at provincial court in Halifax on Sept. 17, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan.
Christopher Calvin Garnier, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Constable Catherine Campbell , an off-duty police officer, arrives at provincial court in Halifax on Sept. 17, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

A pre-trial hearing for a Halifax man accused of murdering an off-duty police officer will be held behind closed doors.

Justice Josh Arnold agreed Thursday to the Crown’s unusual request to close the courtroom in the case of twenty-nine-year-old Christopher Calvin Garnier.

READ MORE: Crown seeks publication ban in case of man accused of killing off-duty Nova Scotia cop

Garnier is charged with second-degree murder and interfering with human remains in the death of Truro, N.S., police officer Catherine Campbell.

The proceedings this week in Nova Scotia Supreme Court were already under a publication ban.

WATCH: Court documents detail Catherine Campbell’s death

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Court documents detail Catherine Campbell’s death

Garnier’s trial is set to begin in November.

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Campbell’s remains were found in September 2015 near Halifax’s Macdonald bridge.

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