Craig Kelloway was stabbed 37 times, hears Nicholas Rasberry murder trial
CBC News | Posted: October 14, 2015 7:29 PM | Last Updated: October 14, 2015
WARNING: This story contains graphic details heard during the murder trial
Nicholas Rasberry wiped away an occasional tear as he sat in the prisoner's box while a medical expert testified about the fatal knife wounds he admitted to inflicting on his neighbour Craig Kelloway.
Rasberry is accused of second-degree murder in the death after Kelloway was repeatedly stabbed at the end of a drunken evening in May 2013 at his suburban home. He claims it was in self-defence.
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Assistant medical examiner Dr. Tera Jones provided graphic testimony at the trial Wednesday, including a PowerPoint presentation showing a wound-by-wound analysis of the stabbing injuries that took Kelloway's life.
Several of the 37 stab wounds could have proved fatal, Jones said, including punctures to his jugular and aorta.
Alcohol involved
Jones also said a toxicology report indicated Kelloway's blood-alcohol level was six times above the legal limit for driving.
Rasberry has admitted stabbing Kelloway, claiming Kelloway tried to have sex with him and threatened to sexually assault his wife, as well.
The Crown has one more witness before turning the case over to the defence.
The defence plans to call one witness, a psychiatrist who will testify to Rasberry's state of mind in the aftermath of the killing. The trial could conclude this week.