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UPDATED: Jury to hear closing arguments Tuesday in Victoria

Defence, Crown appealed to jury one last time in Mehl case
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Defence lawyer Jeremy Mills and client Kaela Mehl stand outside the Victoria law courts on Blanshard Street. Closing arguments were slated to happen Tuesday in MehlB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s first-degree murder trial in the death of her young daughter, Charlotte Cunningham. Mehl has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Lauren Boothby/ VICTORIA NEWS

The Crown and defence lawyers in the first-degree murder trial of Victoria woman Kaela Mehl have one final opportunity to address the court Tuesday.

The jury returns this morning at 9:30 a.m. to hear the prosecutor and defence lawyersB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ final arguments before being sequestered. They are tasked with determining whether Mehl, 34, deliberately and intentionally caused the death of her 18-month-old daughter Charlotte Cunningham on Sept. 16, 2015. Mehl, who has admitted to killing Charlotte by feeding her sleeping pills mixed in yogurt and smothering her, has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Lawyers on both sides took Friday to address legal issues in the juryB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s absence, but that process was not completed by Monday when the jury returned. They were dismissed until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

More to come.

lauren.boothby@vicnews.com

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