New Trial Ordered for New Brunswick Men Convicted of Murder in 1984

New Trial Ordered for New Brunswick Men Convicted of Murder in 1984
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani takes part in an interview in Ottawa on Dec. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for two New Brunswick men convicted of a 1984 murder.

Arif Virani says in a news release on Dec. 22 that after a review, he has determined there’s a reasonable basis to conclude a miscarriage of justice occurred in the convictions of Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie.