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Trial set for man accused of shooting wife in Peterborough Home Depot parking lot

Terrance Finn is accused of first-degree murder in the death of his wife.
Terrance Finn is accused of first-degree murder in the death of his wife. CHEX News File

A four-week trial has been set for a Peterborough-area man who is accused of fatally shooting his wife inside their vehicle outside a Home Depot last summer.

Terrance Finn, 74, was charged with first-degree murder of his wife Sandra after police allege he shot her inside their vehicle which was parked outside a Home Depot on the morning of Aug 22, 2018. She died later that day at a Toronto hospital, police said.

Finn, a resident of Westwood in Asphodel-Norwood Township just outside Peterborough, was arrested at the scene.

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Witnesses told Global Peterborough Finn had a gun and placed it on the hood of a vehicle and waited for police to arrive.

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Since his arrest, Finn has made multiple court appearances, initially claiming he wanted to plead guilty and then later claiming he wanted to represent himself at a trial.

A judicial pretrial in Newmarket, Ont., earlier this week scheduled a pretrial appearance on May 14 and a one-week pretrial for Finn in September.

A four-week trial is scheduled in Peterborough Superior Court beginning Jan. 6, 2020.

Sandra Finn, 71, was a mother of two and longtime resident of Omemee, just west of Peterborough.

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