Pre-trial hearings begin for man accused of Dieppe double murder
Janson Baker faces 1st-degree murder charges in the deaths of Bernard Saulnier and Rose-Marie Sauliner
A series of pre-trial hearings began in court Tuesday for a man accused of killing a Dieppe couple in 2019.
Janson Bryan Baker, 29, faces two charges of first-degree murder. It's alleged he killed Bernard Saulnier, 78, and his wife Rose-Marie Saulnier, 74, on Sept. 7, 2019.
Baker's case returned to Moncton's Court of King's Bench for the first of several days of voir dires.
The hearings are being held to determine the admissibility of potential evidence at his upcoming jury trial.
A publication ban prohibits reporting what is presented during the hearings.
Voir dire hearings have been scheduled intermittently through the summer and fall.
The trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 5, 2026 and last three months.
The charges against Baker were laid in 2023 on the fourth anniversary of the discovery of the Saulniers' bodies in their Amirault Street home.
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