The 24-year-old man accused of murdering three Codiac RCMP officers and wounding two others will return to court Friday afternoon.

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Justin Bourque has elected trial by judge and jury on three charges of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Bourque was recently deemed fit to stand trial though no details about his 30-day psychiatric assessment have been released.

Constables Dave Ross, Fabrice Gevaudan and Doug Larche were killed on June 4th, 2014 after responding to a report of a man with firearms in a Moncton-north neighborhood.

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