Winnipeg Judge Rules Trial of Accused Serial Killer to Start With Jury

The Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba building is shown in downtown Winnipeg. The Canadian Press/Daniel Crump

A judge has decided the trial of a man accused of killing four women in Winnipeg will still be heard by a jury.

Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki had asked that his jury trial, which is set to begin on May 8, be heard instead by a judge alone.