Calgary manslaughter suspect to learn fate in late June

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Calgary manslaughter suspect Collin Dean Oxtoby will study his destiny on June 26.

That’s the date defence lawyer Jim Lutz scheduled Friday for Justice Michele Hollins handy down a verdict within the case.

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Lutz appeared briefly in Calgary Courtroom of King’s Bench to set the date.

Whereas Oxtoby was not current in court docket, Lutz requested that Justice Glen Poelman problem a choose’s order to have his shopper, who’s in custody on different prices, introduced from remand to listen to Hollins’ choice.

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Oxtoby, 50, is charged with manslaughter in reference to allegations he significantly assaulted his then-roommate, Kevin Honish, within the early morning hours of July 8, 2022.

Crown prosecutor Gord Haight argued Oxtoby assaulted Honish, possible hitting him within the head at the very least twice with a hammer, whereas evicting him and the lifeless man’s girlfriend, Julianna Ballantyne, from the house within the southeast neighborhood of Albert Park.

Honish was hospitalized a number of hours after leaving the residence and died July 16 from a extreme mind harm.

Ballantyne testified she entered the lounge to see Honish bleeding from what gave the impression to be recent accidents to his head and Oxtoby standing over him.

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Akmal Coetzee-Khan stated the deceased’s mind harm was trigger by blunt pressure trauma and will have been from blows with a hammer.

However he conceded underneath cross-examination by Lutz that it may have been the results of falling onto one thing which prompted two crescent-shaped wounds on his head.

Lutz additionally argued Ballantyne’s proof was unreliable as a result of she was excessive on fentanyl on the time of the incident.

The lawyer argued Hollins ought to settle for the proof of his shopper’s then-fiance, Rachel Harkiss, who stated Honish was effective when he and Ballantyne left the residence after the 2 males had argued.

KMartin@postmedia.com

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