Jury begins deliberations in murder trial of Calgarian Michael Elendu

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The 12-member Calgary Courtroom of King’s Bench jury started deliberating Wednesday afternoon after listening to closing arguments from Crown and protection attorneys and authorized directions from Decide Karen Horner.

Horner advised jurors they’d just one situation to determine – did Elendu have the intent to kill when he killed Wright after an argument in regards to the defendant enjoying music too loudly.

Typically, jurors are given the choice to convict a homicide suspect of the lesser offense of manslaughter, however Horner stated since Elendu pleaded responsible to that cost in the beginning of his trial, they won’t have to contemplate that situation.

Crown prosecutor Samina Dhalla argued Elendu was offended with Wright when he adopted him to a basement bed room and pounded on the locked door whereas armed with the sword.

Dhalla stated that this anger confirmed that Elendu had the intention of a minimum of severely injuring the sufferer and was reckless if demise occurred.

She famous that the defendant taunted the dying Wright by videotaping him hurling vulgar remarks at him.

However protection lawyer Derek Jugnauth stated jurors ought to reject testimony from two different roommates in regards to the alleged taping.

Jugnauth famous Tafari Carefoote-Jones, to whose bed room Wright had fled throughout his altercation with Elendu, was not forthright in his testimony and initially withheld the truth that the deceased had requested him for considered one of his weapons.

And he stated Dao Wako admitted that he wished to see Elendu convicted of homicide.

Jugnauth stated jurors should discover his shopper didn’t have intent to kill, arguing there’s a distinction between an intent to confront somebody and an intent to kill them.

KMartin@postmedia.com

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