Skylar Dalyk's arresting officer noticed injuries on accused, Sudbury court hears
A jury at a second degree murder trial in Sudbury is hearing about the state of mind of the accused during his arrest.
Skylar Dalyk, 25, is on trial in the fatal stabbing of Tim Lamothe near the Algoma Hotel in Chelmsford on Dec. 12, 2013.
A few hours after the stabbing, Dalyk gave himself up to police.
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Constable Derick Rose told the court he took Dalyk into custody in Chelmsford and drove him to police headquarters.
Dalyk was upset and crying at first, Rose said, but seemed physically unhurt.
During the search at police headquarters, Rose found blood on Dalyk's left sneaker.
After some time had passed, Rose said he noticed Dalyk had some injuries, including a scratch on his lower back.
Witnesses have testified that the victim was chasing the accused in the moments before the stabbing.
The defence has suggested that the accused, Dalyk, was hurt and acted to protect himself.
Witnesses have described two men running behind a house in Chelmsford that night, with the first one carrying a knife.
But so far, no one has testified that they actually saw the stabbing.
Sudbury Constable Chris Slobodian testified Monday about what tracks in the snow told him about what might have happened out of sight of witnesses.
He said two tracks went behind the home to the back yard, then they separated.
He told the court the tracks went straight out to the sidewalk on O'Connor Street, where Lamothe's body was found.
The other tracks veered toward Young Street.
Slobodian agreed with the defence lawyer that the type of footwear wasn't clear because the snow was too loose to preserve that detail.
But he resisted suggestions that other peoples' footprints muddied the scene and the evidence.