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Convicted Nova Scotia murderer’s stash of bitcoin at centre of wrongful death lawsuit

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A legal battle is brewing in Nova Scotia over access to bitcoin owned by an ex-medical student recently convicted of fatally shooting a fellow student during a drug deal.

The lawyer who represents the victim’s family says the cryptocurrency could be worth more than $200,000. Last Saturday, a jury declared William Sandeson guilty of second-degree murder in the 2015 death of Taylor Samson, a 22-year-old physics student at Dalhousie University in Halifax.

Read more: William Sandeson found guilty of second-degree murder in 2015 death of Taylor Samson Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists Before his six-week trial began, Sandeson applied to the court to have his Dell laptop returned to him while he was in custody awaiting a second trial — he was convicted of first-degree murder after the first trial, but the verdict was overturned on appeal.

In October 2022, Sandeson told the court his bitcoin account was worth between $8,000 and $10,000. James Goodwin, a lawyer who represents Samson’s family, says the court eventually approved Sandeson’s request for the laptop, but Goodwin was granted an interim injunction blocking the move in December 2022 — and the court will revisit the issue in May.

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