Lawyers for man accused of killing neighbour argue case is based on ‘speculation’

Lawyers for a Manitoba man accused of moving down and shooting a neighbour attempting to rob him accidental the Crown’s lawsuit is based connected presumption and speculation.

Eric Wildman has pleaded not blameworthy to first-degree execution successful the decease of Clifford Joseph, who was reported missing connected June 7, 2021.

Joseph’s assemblage was aboriginal recovered successful a agrarian country northeast of Winnipeg.

Crown prosecutors person alleged Wildman ran Joseph implicit with a car and changeable him 3 times aft catching his neighbour trying to bargain from his property.

During the archetypal time of defence evidence, tribunal heard from a collision reconstruction adept who testified it did not look Wildman’s conveyance had deed a pedestrian.

The proceedings earlier Court of King’s Bench Justice Richard Saull is scheduled to tally until adjacent week.

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