Manslaughter plea rejected for man charged with fatally stabbing ex-girlfriend

Nearly six years after Melinda Vasilje was found fatally stabbed in her Kitchener apartment, jury selection has began in trial of the man accused of killing her.

Ager Hasan is charged with second-degree murder in the 22-year-old’s death.

After numerous delays, jury selection for the trial got underway at the Waterloo Region Courthouse on Monday.

Hasan tried to plead guilty to a lesser charge, but the Crown rejected it, meaning the trial will continue as planned.

Vasilje was found dead in the early morning hours of April 28, 2017 at her apartment on Country Hill Drive.