Jury selection begins in trial of man charged in death of police officer
HALIFAX — Hundreds of people packed a Halifax courthouse Monday as jury selection in the trial of a Nova Scotia man accused of killing an off-duty police officer got underway.
Christopher Calvin Garnier, 29, is charged in the death of Truro police Const. Catherine Campbell, 36.
“The offences alleged are second-degree murder and improperly interfering with human remains. The deceased was an off-duty police officer,” Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Joshua Arnold told two packed courtrooms of potential jurors.
Campbell’s remains were found near Halifax’s Macdonald Bridge in September 2015.