It was one other packed courtroom on Thursday for the fourth day of Andrew Rosenfeldt’s judge-only trial. He’s charged with the second-degree homicide of Nykera Brown.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Shaun Ladham, who carried out the post-mortem, took the stand Thursday. Members of the family bowed their heads as Ladham defined graphic photos taken through the post-mortem.
He confirmed the bullet that killed Brown was fired from, at most, a centimetre away beneath Brown’s chin. He additionally says there have been no important bruises or markings on brown from earlier than or through the incident, stating, “Nothing that appears like defensive or offensive wounds.”
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Nevertheless, Brown did have important scarring on the within of her forearm beneath a tattoo with the phrases ‘by no means fall once more’. Ladham says this could possibly be from self-harm.
Court docket additionally heard from ballistics analystJoe Prendergast, and his findings of the gun discovered on the crime scene. He says he couldn’t affirm or deny if the bullet that killed Brown was shot from the gun because of the poor situation of the bullet.
Saskatoon police officer Jason Sanders additionally spoke Thursday. He was the primary to reach at Rosenfeldt’s 9-1-1 name. He testified he had not seen a firearm on the scene.
Witnesses who took the stand earlier within the week are slated to proceed cross-examination on Friday.
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