The mother of a teen girl murdered three years ago says she is relieved the trial is finally underway.
Hilary Bonnell's mother Pam Fillier told court in Miramichi her daughter phoned her shortly after 3 a-m on September 5th, 2009, the day she was last seen.
The 16-year-old's cousin, Curtis Bonnell, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.