Defence argues accused committed manslaughter during Montreal trial

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“Main objective,” said Kwadwo Yeboah, a criminal defence lawyer, about the accused’s defence arguing for manslaughter in the death of 15-year-old Meriem Boundaoui during final arguments of the murder trial in Montreal. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.

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