Accused murderer to testify at civil trial before murder trial is over

In an unusual move, a judge on Tuesday ordered that a man accused of murder be made available to testify at a civil trial even though his criminal trial is not yet over.
Criminal matters usually take precedence over civil matters and typically conclude before a related civil matter can proceed in the courts. But that proposition was tested in the case involving Li Zhao, who has pleaded not guilty to the May 2015 second-degree murder of West Vancouver businessman Gang Yuan.
Zhao’s criminal