The grisly aftermath of an alleged deadly capturing was described in the present day throughout the homicide trial of a former medical scholar accused of killing a fellow scholar in Halifax seven years in the past.
William Sandeson, who on the time was a med scholar and monitor athlete, has pleaded not responsible to the first-degree homicide of Dalhousie University physics scholar Taylor Samson.
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The Crown alleges Samson had gone to Sandeson’s condo to promote him 9 kilograms of marijuana when the accused shot him on the night time of Aug. 15, 2015.
Key witness Justin Blades — one other former Dalhousie scholar and monitor athlete who knew Sandeson — testified he was visiting a pal in a neighbouring condo when the 2 younger males heard a gunshot.
Blades stated that inside seconds, Sandeson knocked at their door and was allowed in, and the three males headed for Sandeson’s condo to see what was happening.
Blades informed the jury that from the doorway of Sandeson’s condo, he noticed a tall man slumped ahead in a kitchen chair, his head virtually between his knees _ and there was blood pouring from wounds he couldn’t see.
He stated he additionally noticed a rising pool of blood on the ground, in addition to cash on the kitchen desk and the ground.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 30, 2023.
