TORONTO - Ontario's Attorney General says he intends to look into developing a better support system for jurors in the province.
Yasir Naqvi says he's concerned when he hears personal stories of jurors who have experienced trauma as a result of performing their civic duty.
He says he'll reach out to the judiciary and other partners in the justice system for a conversation on measures that can be put in place.
Naqvi's comments come as the Ontario Court of Appeal is set to hear a case next month of a woman who claims she developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of being a juror at the trial of Michael Rafferty.
Rafferty was convicted in May 2012 of kidnapping, sexual assault and first-degree murder in the death of eight-year-old Victoria Stafford, of Woodstock, Ont.
The juror, who cannot be named, says she was brought face-to-face with Rafferty's horrific crimes, suffered psychological injury as a result and is seeking compensation as a victim of crime.
