The seven-man, seven-woman jury in the second-degree murder trial of Christopher Garnier will resume hearing evidence on Wednesday morning.
Garnier is charged with killing Catherine Campbell and improperly disposing of her body. He has pleaded not guilty.
The Crown laid out its case against the 29-year-old in their opening arguments on Tuesday afternoon.
Crown Attorney Carla Ball told the jury the Crown believes Garnier struck Campbell in the head and strangled her at his friend’s apartment after meeting the off-duty police officer at the Alehouse bar in downtown Halifax.
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Ball said Garnier then put Campbell’s body into a green bin, pushed it through central Halifax and dumped her remains under the Macdonald Bridge.
The first three Crown witnesses also testified on Tuesday afternoon. The first was a coworker and friend of Campbell’s who requested police in Halifax do a well-being check after she failed to show up for work as a Truro police officer.
The second witness to testify was the Halifax Regional Police officer who attended Campbell’s apartment and the third was a taxi driver who drove Campbell from her Dartmouth apartment to the Alehouse.
The Crown anticipates calling around 40 witnesses.
Testimony continues at 9:30 a.m. at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax.