Jury deliberations to enter fifth day at Tim Bosma trial in Hamilton

HAMILTON – Deliberations have finished for the day in Hamilton as a jury continues to weigh the fate of two men accused of killing Tim Bosma.

The 12-member jury will enter the fifth day of deliberations after failing to come deliver a verdict Thursday at the trial of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich.

Millard, 30, of Toronto, and Smich, 28, of Oakville, Ont., have both pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in Bosma’s death.

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.

The Crown alleges Millard and Smich planned for more than a year to steal a truck, kill its owner and incinerate the body.

Smich testified that Millard shot, killed and burned Bosma. Millard did not testify, but his lawyer told court that Smich accidentally shot Bosma on a nearby highway in an attempt to steal his truck.