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Boris Panovski will get a new trial

A man found guilty of first degree murder and aggravated assault in a Goderich courtroom in June of 2018 is getting a new trial.

Boris Panovski was arrested and charged in 2014 for the shooting death of Don Frigo of Scarborough and the aggravated assault of Eva-Willer Frigo at the Hullett Marsh near Clinton.

Panovski was 74 when the guilty verdict came down in June of 2018. In late July of that year, Panovski's lawyer filed an appeal.

On Friday, as part of it's summary, the court of appeal stated that 'the jury charge provided in this case was not balanced'.

And 'it unduly promoted the case for the Crown and effectively ignored or denigrated the case for the defence'.

That paves the way for the new trial.

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