The complainant says there is no evidence that a person accused of murdering a popular Vancouver Park Cartier suffers from mental state.
The complainant Colin Smith made the comment as he argued that Crown’s closed arguments at the 54-year-old Brent White’s second-degree murder hearing.
On December 10, 2021, White was not convicted of killing 77 -year -old Justice Daniel, who was found with more than 40 knife wounds at his caretaker at Tatlo Park.
Smith told the court that the crown submits that it has proven beyond reasonable doubt that Mr. White’s Justice Daniel’s long and cruel attack was not in self -defense. “When he murdered Justice Daniel, White was the purpose of murder. “
White, who testified in his defense, claimed that Daniel suddenly attacked him, stinging his throat like a vampire and possibly drank his blood. He also claimed that Daniel threw a knife on his face, and called him the equivalent of the devil.
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He testified that by pulling a folding knife in his pocket and defending himself.
Smith said to the court, “Mr. White’s testimony is incredible and it should be denied.”
“There is a lot of evidence to prove that Mr. White had a necessary purpose. The number and nature of injuries, the force that it is necessary to cause injuries. “
Daniel was knocked 42 times, including 18 times in the face, head and throat. It also had three different facial fractures and puncture lungs.
A toxicology report later concluded that it had no alcohol or drugs in the system.
Smith mentioned Daniel’s son’s testimony that he never saw his father, lung-transplant recipient and cancer survivor, violent or aggressive.
Smith further notes that White takes the keys and phone of Daniel, covers the body and blood stains in many parts of the house, and then locked the door while exiting. He then disposed of keys and phone, the evidence that connected him with the murder.
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On Monday, White lawyer Brent Anderson told the court that his client had not made any attempt to cover his track. White was arrested three months after the murder, still in the possession of Daniel’s bloody knife and shoes.
“There is no rational basis for Mr. White to lie about his belief. I will submit that a sensible person will not create a strange account like this and expects him to trust, “Anderson told the court.
“The only reasonable conclusion is that Mr. White truly believes that exactly that happened.”
White has clearly chosen not to protect mental illness, however, his lawyer told the court that there was amazing evidence that his client’s murder was a “damaged mental state”.
BC Supreme Court Judge Miriam Maisanville has not ordered an assessment to determine whether White is not criminalally responsible by a mental disorder at this time.
Meesonvill has reserved his verdict for a later date.
– With Ramina Day files
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