The jury in the 1994 Katherine Janeiro murder trial is now sequestered as jurors try to arrive at a verdict in the 30-year-old case.
Janeiro, mother to a two-year-old daughter, was found dead in her Dunlop Street West home on Oct. 10, 1994, near Anne Street.
Robert MacQueen, who's now 61 and is also known as Bruce Ellis, a name which has also been used during the trial, is charged with second-degree murder in her death. None of the allegations against him have been proven in court.
The jury was charged by Justice Smith yesterday afternoon. The charge to the jury is the set of instructions given to them by the judge which summarize the case and explain the laws which pertain to the case, enabling the jury to apply the law to the facts presented during the trial to base their verdict on.
The jury began sequestering around 3:30 p.m. Monday, before ending for the day at 7:30 p.m. without arriving at their verdict.
Jurors resumed their task this morning, as MacQueen waits to learn his of fate in a hallway outside of the courtroom in the Barrie courthouse.
Court has heard the last time Janeiro had contact with anyone was around 4 a.m. on Oct. 10, 1994. Her body was discovered by a friend around 7 p.m. that night. Her daughter had been visiting family members at the time.
