During a Saskatoon murder trial, Laila Thompson recalled seeing her neighbour involved in a physical altercation lasting “less than a minute” before the other person took off from the scene.
Thompson lived in the 300 block of Avenue E South in June 2016 when David Merasty was fatally stabbed. His alleged attacker, Lajray Gordon, is standing trial for second-degree murder.
Court viewed surveillance video from Thompson’s home from June 18, 2016, showing movement outside.
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She testified to hearing an argument, viewing a physical interaction and seeing a black man run from the scene, pausing briefly and then continuing to run.
Thompson said the man looked high on drugs and appeared to be on a “rush of adrenaline.”
Sgt. Shannon Murray with Saskatoon police was also called as a witness Thursday.
She testified to viewing surveillance videos from roughly eight to ten businesses in the Riversdale neighbourhood as part of the investigation into Merasty’s death.
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One video, according to Murray, appeared to show a black man running down an alley between Avenues E and D.
The person didn’t look impaired by drugs or alcohol, Murray said during cross-examination, though the sergeant stated she has no specialized training to determine whether a person is intoxicated by looking at video.
The Crown is expected to call chief forensic pathologist Dr. Shaun Ladham as a witness on Friday.
The trial is scheduled to last two weeks.
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