Halifax mall shooting plot case set for May 2017 trial

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"Lindsay Souvannarath and Randall Shepherd made a brief appearance in Nova Scotia Supreme Court this morning.

Arrested Feb. 13, 2015, just hours before they were to allegedly carry out an attack on a mall full of shoppers. They have been in custody ever since.

Tentative trial dates were set with a judge and jury trial scheduled to begin May 15 of next year.

Souvannarath's lawyer, Luke Craggs noted that is a long way off and lawyers are trying to find earlier dates.

The case will return to court next month."

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Two people accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Halifax shopping mall thwarted by police last year will only face one charge when they go to trial in May 2017, the Crown has confirmed.

Charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Prosecutors assigned to the file said the Crown decided not to proceed on three other charges originally laid – conspiracy to commit arson, conspiracy to possess weapons for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats via social media.