Amanda Todd trial: guilty verdict on five charges for Aydin Coban
Justice Martha Devlin provided instructions to the jury before deliberations began, telling them to take “special care” with the statements given by Amanda Todd before her death.
Devlin said because Todd died in October 2012 and therefore did not testify or face cross-examination by lawyers, the jury needs to be aware of the limitations of evidence given. Jury members were told to carefully examine the statements Todd gave to her parents, police officers and in her electronic communications when they considered Coban’s verdict.Amanda Todd was 15 years old when she died by suicide in 2012 after posting a video that described being tormented by an online harasser. Since her death, millions of people have watched the video.Jury decides fate of accused in B.C.
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