Preliminary hearing in Dalhousie murder case gets underway

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Category: Canada News
Published Monday, February 8, 2016
CTV News

HALIFAX -- The preliminary inquiry for a medical student charged with the murder of a fellow Dalhousie University student has begun in Halifax.

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William Sandeson is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Taylor Samson, whose body has not been found.

The charge against Sandeson was laid Aug. 20, four days after Samson was reported missing in Halifax.

Police have said the two men knew each other.



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