SASKATOON – A Saskatoon lawyer is out to prove his client’s alibi in a first-degree murder trial. Long Nam Luu is one of three people charged in the April 2004 murder of Isho Hana.
It’s alleged Luu ordered the killing during a drug turf war.
In court on Monday, the defence worked to prove Luu wasn’t in Saskatoon when Hana was killed.
A relative testified that he was visiting her near Edmonton at the time, stating Luu and his spouse left for Vancouver after the visit.
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Defence lawyer Morris Bodner said he spent months agonizing over whether or not Luu would take the stand. He ultimately decided against it.
“I’ve been at it a long time and you then think of the principles in our legal system and the principal of proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” said Bodnar.
“There is no evidence really against Mr. Luu, so that’s why I didn’t call evidence.”
Jonathan Kenneth Dombowsky and Kenneth Jacob Tingle are also on trial with Luu.
Final arguments are set for February 2016.
Joel Senick contributed to this story
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