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Supreme Court orders new trial in Jennifer Pan case

  • The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered new first-degree murder trials for Jennifer Pan and three co-accused convicted in an attack on her parents, but upheld the attempted murder convictions.
  • Jennifer Pan was sentenced to life for first-degree murder and attempted murder after her mother was killed and her father was seriously injured during the incident.
  • The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge erred in jury instructions, limiting scenarios presented to the jury regarding the attack.
  • Chief Justice Richard Wagner stated that there was reasonable doubt about whether the mother was an intended target, thereby necessitating new trials for first-degree murder.
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The Ontario woman at the centre of a Netflix murder-for-hire documentary is getting a new trial. Here’s how you can watch ‘What Jennifer Did’

Markham resident Jennifer Pan has been ordered a new first-degree murder trial by the Supreme Court of Canada. Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison without parole for 25 years. She is the focus of a Netflix documentary.

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The Globe & Mail broke the news in Canada on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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