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127 views • April 29, 2018

Nicholas Butcher Found Guilty of Murder in Yoga Instructor Death

Carrie Gilkison
A jury has found Nicholas Butcher guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Kristin Johnston, rejecting his claim that he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed the Montreal-born yoga instructor to death. The 12-member Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury delivered its verdict Saturday after five hours of deliberation over two days. Butcher, 36, showed no emotion as the verdict was read. Friends of Johnston could be heard sniffling in the courtroom, as Butcher sat at his lawyer's bench and looked directly forward. A second-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence. A hearing to determine Butcher's parole eligibility is scheduled for July 20. Butcher was charged with second-degree murder after police found Johnston's body next to a steak knife on a blood-soaked bed inside her Halifax-area home on March 26, 2016.
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