A 21-year-old man accused of assaulting a Moncton bartender in November has chosen to be tried in provincial court by judge alone over 10 days in April. Abdallah Abu Zeid, 21, faces a charge of aggravated assault against Jacques Vautour on Nov. 8 in downtown Moncton. "Ten days is going to take months and months and months," Libotte said of trying to find time in the court schedule for a trial lasting that long. After the lawyers and the judge went through various options, the trial was scheduled for April 19 to 30. Jacques Vautour, a bartender at a downtown Moncton bar, was badly beaten after finishing his shift on Nov. 8.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2020 15:11 UTC