Shafia jury enters second day of deliberations

Shafia jury enters second day of deliberations

Mohammad Shafia, front, Tooba Yahya, second left, and and their son Hamed Shafia, centre, are escorted during a snow storm at the Frontenac County courthouse in Kingston, Ontario on Saturday night January 28, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

KINGSTON, Ont. — A jury in eastern Ontario deciding the fate of three people accused of killing four family members over honour starts its second full day of deliberations today.
The jury in the Shafia family murder trial in Kingston has deliberated for 10 1/2 hours since Friday afternoon.
They start fresh today, looking at the mountain of evidence from 58 witnesses and 165 exhibits, presented by the Crown and defence since the trial began Oct. 20.
Mohammad Shafia, 58, his wife Tooba Yahya, 42, and their son Hamed, 21, have pleaded not guilty to four counts each of first-degree murder.
They're accused of killing Shafia sisters Zainab, 19, Sahar, 17, and Geeti, 13, as well as Rona Amir Mohammad, 52, their father's childless first wife in a polygamous marriage.
Judge Robert Maranger told the jury they can reach different verdicts for the three accused, and that the options available to them are guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of second-degree murder or not guilty.