Justice Julianne Parfett told a jury of 12 "don't use sympathy, prejudice or fear to come to a decision" in the Jagtar Gill murder trial.

Jagtar Gill, 43, was found dead in her home on Jan. 29, 2014. (Gill family) Over the course of a nine-week trial, the Crown argued that Gurpreet Ronald and Bhupinderpal Gill "were in love and dreamed of being together" when they plotted and carried out the murder of Gill's wife. The co-accused both worked as OC Transpo drivers.

Each has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. They are being tried together but are represented by separate lawyers.

Jagtar Gill was found stabbed and bludgeoned to death in her Barrhaven home on Jan. 29, 2014, her 17th wedding anniversary.

Ronald testified during the trial that she walked through an unlocked door at the Gill home and discovered the lifeless body. She said she stepped on a knife, picked it up and then tried to clean up after herself after she realized what she had done — and emphasized that she did not call 911 because she did not want to be blamed for a crime she did not commit.

Bhupinderpal Gill came home from the grocery store with his daughter to find the body, and called 911.

Gill testified that his affair with Ronald ended in the fall of 2013, before his wife was killed. His lawyer compared the case to Fatal Attraction, a 1980s film about a woman who attacks a family after having an affair with the husband.

Ronald testified that her sexual relationship with Gill was not satisfying and that she had an affair with another OC Transpo driver while she was involved with her co-accused. Her lawyer told the jury during closing arguments that Ronald relied on Bhupinderpal Gill for "emotional support, a shoulder to cry on" but that she didn't want to be with him.

On Friday, Parfett delivered a two-and-a-half hour charge to the jury, with instructions on evidence and questions of law pertaining to the case. A jury of seven men and five women began deliberations Friday afternoon, and are sequestered until the members reach a verdict.

The jury can find either guilty or not guilty of first-degree murder, but no lesser charge can be considered.