The fate of two men accused of killing Tim Bosma and burning his body in an animal incinerator three years ago is now in the hands of a Hamilton jury.
Justice Andrew Goodman concluded his instructions to the 12-member jury this afternoon in the first-degree murder trial of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich.
Bosma, 32, disappeared on May 6, 2013 after taking two men for a test drive of a truck he had listed for sale online. His remains were found days later burned beyond recognition.
Millard, 30, of Toronto, and Mark Smich, 28, of Oakville, Ont., have both pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in Bosma's death.
The Crown alleges Millard and Smich planned for more than a year to steal a truck, kill its owner and incinerate their body.
Smich testified that Millard shot, killed and burned Bosma. Millard's lawyer told court that Smich accidentally shot Bosma on a nearby highway in an attempt to steal the Hamilton man's truck.