Bayli Sellars. (Photo via McKinlay Funeral Home)
Chatham

Trial dates set for high-profile Chatham murder case

Trial dates for a man accused of killing his daughter have finally been set and confirmed.

David Thomas will have a jury trial in Chatham from November 16 to December 18, and January 4 to February 5, 2027.

Pretrial motions begin in April and will continue in May, June, and early July.

Thomas' murder trial was to be set last month, but the lawyers were arguing whether it should take place in Windsor or London.

Thomas remains in custody, charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal house fire in Chatham in June 2022 that killed his daughter, Bayli Sellars, who was 22 years old at the time of her death.

Thomas was arrested in Fanny Bay, British Columbia May 2024 and was charged with five counts of arson-disregard for human life, indignity to a body, and arson for a fraudulent purpose.

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