The father of a man killed in a 2014 robbery took the stand on Day 2 of 31-year-old Keith Clarence Napope’s manslaughter trial.
Court heard that on the night of Nov. 17, 2014, six men burst into the apartment Johnathan Keenatch-Lafond, 35, shared with his 95-year-old father.
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John Lafond said he tried to stop the men from entering the apartment using a rod, but was knocked out of his wheelchair; a commotion then ensued on the other side of the apartment.
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Keenatch-Lafond was stabbed twice, one of the wounds being to his leg.
Now 97, Lafond told a Saskatoon courtroom one of the men was armed with a knife used to kill his son. Lafond had trouble recalling some aspects of the incident, but remembers making a call to 911, which was played for the court.
Later in the day, court heard from two officers involved in the investigation.
The jury also saw crime scene photos of blood stain evidence inside and outside the apartment.
The case has been described by Crown prosecutor Sandeep Bains as a robbery gone wrong. It’s believed Keenatch-Lafond was running a drug operation out of the apartment.
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Court heard investigators found drug paraphernalia including needles and drugs inside the apartment.
A security camera was also found within the apartment but investigators said it wasn’t recording at the time.
Napope is charged with manslaughter and robbery.
The trial is expected to last two weeks.
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