Illness postpones Marissa Shephard trial until Monday
This week, jury has been watching videotaped interview with Devin Morningstar
Proceedings in Marissa Shephard's murder trial Friday were cancelled after one of the 14 jurors called in sick.
Justice Zoël Dionne and Crown and defence counsel agreed not to go ahead with the case and to convene again on Monday.
Shephard, 22, is charged with first-degree murder and arson with disregard for human life in the death of Baylee Wylie, 18.
The jury was expected to hear more of what Devin Morningstar told RCMP in December 2015, after Wylie's body was discovered.
Firefighters found Wylie's body in a burned-out townhouse at 96 Sumac St. on Dec. 17, 2015.
On Thursday, a lengthy videotaped interview with Morningstar was played in court.
Earlier in the trial, Morningstar, 20, was called three times to testify. Standing in handcuffs and shackles before the judge, he refused each time.
Arrested for murder
But on Thursday, the jury sat through an interview recorded at the Codiac RCMP detachment on Dec. 20, 2015, the same day Morningstar was arrested for murder.
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The interview, conducted by Sgt. James MacPherson, took most of the day to play.
In it, Morningstar detailed Wylie's last hours and said he was stabbed between 100 and 200 times, "everywhere."
Morningstar said he, Shephard and Tyler Noel all took part in the attack on Wylie in the basement of Shephard's Sumac Street home.
Morningstar said he stabbed Wylie three times with guidance from Noel, Shepherd stabbed Wylie about 25 times, and Noel was responsible for all the other wounds.
When court resumes, the jury is expected to hear an audiotape of Morningstar before viewing another videotape, this one a statement.