Vancouver park caretaker’s accused killer says he didn’t know if victim had died

The antheral accused of murdering a fashionable Vancouver parkland caretaker 3 years agone told a Vancouver courtroom connected Thursday helium did not cognize if helium had killed the man.

Brent White, 54, has pleaded not blameworthy to second-degree execution successful the decease of 77-year-old Justis Daniel. Daniel was recovered successful his location successful Tatlow Park with much than 40 stab wounds connected Dec. 10, 2021.

White who has taken the basal successful his ain defence, has testified helium attacked Daniel successful aforesaid defence, aft helium claims the caretaker took a wound retired of his cervix and threw a weapon astatine his face.

Under cross-examination connected Thursday, helium testified helium did not cognize if Daniel had taken his past enactment aft the altercation.

The Crown suggested that White ensured Daniel would die, due to the fact that helium locked the doorway erstwhile helium near the transgression country and took the senior’s cellphone with him.

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White has testified that helium did not mean to sojourn Daniel the time of the killing, but ended up determination and was invited in.

White, who has been attending tribunal with the assistance of a cane, testified earlier successful the week astir achy mobility issues helium lives with arsenic the effect of a centrifugal conveyance mishap years ago.

But Crown pointed to video grounds from the clip of the transgression that showed White walking without a cane, and astatine an seemingly mean pace.

On Wednesday, the tribunal heard however White was acrophobic Daniel whitethorn person consumed his blood, truthful helium researched however to cleanse himself of evil. The accused, however, testified helium did not judge Daniel had “vampiric tendencies.”

The defence has already told the tribunal White did not privation to prosecute a intelligence unwellness defence.

— with files from Rumina Daya