Anne Norris to stand trial for 1st-degree murder in death of Marcel Reardon

Accused killer Anne Norris will stand trial for first degree murder in the death of Marcel Reardon, a provincial court judge has ordered.

The decision came duringpreliminary hearing proceedings on Tuesday, when Judge David Orr ruled there was sufficient evidence to head to trial.

• Preliminary inquiry begins for alleged killer Anne Norris

• Marcel Reardon, 46, named as victim of Brazil Street homicide

Details revealed in the preliminary hearing are subject to a publication ban.

Norris, 28, was arrested and charged with murder after Reardon's body was found outside Harbour View Apartments on Brazil Street in downtown St. John's in the early hours of May 9, 2016.

His body was found beneath the back stairwell of the building. The superintendent of the property told CBC it appeared Reardon had been "clubbed to death."

In documents filed with the court, Norris is listed as living on the third floor of the same apartment building.

Norris will be arraigned on Dec. 1.