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In harsh remarks made to Ontario Superior Court Tuesday, Judge Ian Nordheimer called on the province's attorney general to review the testimony of two witnesses he said lied during the trial of two Toronto men accused of killing 15-year-old Jordan Manners.
"There are two girls who lied during the course of these proceedings. That undermines the trial process and poses serious ramifications for the two men on trial," Nordheimer said in the courtroom after he instructed the jury and they left to deliberate.
"In my view, the attorney general should conduct a full review of this matter. [It's] something that should be looked at and not simply ignored or forgotten."
Nordheimer was referring to the eyewitness testimonies of two teens at Manners's high school, C.W. Jeffreys Collegiate, who initially told police they saw Manners in the moments before his death but gave different accounts in court.
"Justice Nordheimer is concerned that there has been perjury at the trial, and he wants that investigated," James Morton, former president of the Ontario Bar Association, told CBC News.
"Or perhaps he's concerned that there has been some element of witness intimidation. He's raising an issue, which has obviously given him considerable difficulty, and he wants it dealt with without, in any way, prejudicing this particular case."
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