Judge rules against having camera in Edmonton court for Vader mistrial hearing

EDMONTON — The judge in the Travis Vader murder case has decided against allowing a camera in the courtroom for a mistrial hearing.

Justice Denny Thomas says he made his decision because he might not render a ruling on the mistrial application on Monday.

In September, cameras were in court in Edmonton when Thomas found Vader guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 deaths of seniors Lyle and Marie McCann of St. Albert.

But Thomas used a section of the Criminal Code that had been ruled unconstitutional to find Vader guilty, prompting the defence to call for a mistrial.