Dennis Oland's second-degree murder trial: Sept. 28
CBC News | Posted: September 28, 2015 12:29 PM | Last Updated: September 28, 2015
Last week the trial focused on killer's possible escape route
The second-degree murder trial of Dennis Oland is resuming on Monday morning in Saint John.
Oland is accused of murdering his father, prominent Saint John business man, Richard Oland.
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Defence lawyer Gary Miller cross-examined Saint John Police Force Const. Ben MacLeod last week. He was responsible for guarding the crime scene overnight on July 7, 2011.
He sat or stood near a door that led to a back alleyway throughout his shift and that door was open the entire time
Oland's other defense lawyer, Alan Gold, has previously suggested the door to the alleyway would have been the "preferred exit route" because it was the "nearest, more surreptitious, most hidden exit route."
Richard Oland, 69, had suffered 40 sharp- and blunt-force injuries to his head and neck, and six defensive wounds to his hands, the court has heard.
His only son, Dennis Oland, 46, who was the last known person to see him alive during a meeting the night before, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.