The forensic pathologist who carried out the post-mortem on the physique of a 13-year-old woman discovered useless in a Burnaby, B.C., park says he can’t make sure she was killed there.
Dr. Jason Morin informed the British Columbia Supreme Court docket jury below cross-examination that the teenager, who can’t be recognized below the phrases of a publication ban, had many comparatively minor accidents on her head and knees.
Ben Lynskey, Ibrahim Ali’s defence lawyer, questioned Morin in regards to the nature of accidents discovered on locations aside from her genitals, together with scrapes on her knees, in addition to dust discovered on her pores and skin.
Morin informed the courtroom he’s assured the teenager died of strangulation after Lynskey questioned him in regards to the “limitations” of his opinions given he didn’t study the physique on the scene she was discovered.
Ali final month pleaded not responsible to first-degree homicide.
Crown legal professional Isobel Keeley stated in a gap assertion that the courtroom would hear proof displaying the homicide was random, however DNA outcomes would show Ali sexually assaulted the woman.
She stated the proof would present the woman was passing by means of a neighbourhood park when she was dragged off a pathway into the forest by Ali, sexually assaulted and strangled.
Originally posted 2023-05-23 20:51:11.