Skylar Dalyk 2nd-degree murder case: Crown opens Sudbury trial

A jury heard opening arguments today from the Crown in a second degree murder trial in Sudbury.

Skylar Dalyk, 25, is on trial for second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Tim Lamothe, 29.

Lawyers for the Crown laid out their version of what happened the night of December 12, 2013.

They allege Dalyk owed Lamothe a debt and was avoiding him. So Lamothe came up with a plan to confront Dalyk at the Algoma tavern in Chelmsford.

The crown said there was a chase — and that Dalyk was armed with a knife, but Lamothe wasn't.

At some point, Dalyk stopped running, the Crown continued. That's when he turned and waited for Lamothe to catch up — then stabbed him twice, once in the heart, and once just below it.

No one saw the stabbing happen, the Crown said.

The defence has yet to present its case, and the trial continues tomorrow.

In court on Monday, Dalyk was pale and composed during the jury selection process. Dalyk is charged with second-degree murder, which differs from first-degree murder in that the alleged killing was not found to be premeditated. 

Four weeks have been allotted to hear this case, and twelve jurors — five women and seven men — have been assigned to the trial. The case is being presided over by Justice Louise Gauthier.