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A dispute between Calgary roommates over loud music led to at least one stabbing the opposite within the coronary heart with a sword, a murder trial heard Monday.
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In her opening handle to a 12-member Calgary Court docket of King’s Bench jury, Crown prosecutor Samina Dhalla mentioned confessed killer Michael Elendu then recorded Kyreese George Wright dying and taunted him as he did so.
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“On the morning of December 16, 2020 … Kyreese Wright was stabbed by way of the center with a sword earlier than he went to work,” Dhalla mentioned.
Elendu (21) is charged with second-degree homicide in reference to the incident on December 16, 2020 within the Pantella Court docket NW home the place Wright (20) lived with different roommates and the accused stayed for a number of weeks.
In the beginning of the trial, he entered a plea of manslaughter by way of lawyer Derek Jugnauth, however the Crown is continuing with the homicide cost.
Dhalla informed jurors that Elendu and one other roommate have been cleansing the principle degree of the home whereas listening to loud music.
“Kyreese got here downstairs, upset concerning the quantity, and informed them to show it down,” the prosecutor mentioned.
“The accused and Kyreese argued about this and began going forwards and backwards. The accused adopted Kyreese upstairs, nonetheless engaged of their argument and making threats to chop Kyreese.”
Sufferer believed defendant was going to stab him
She mentioned Wright returned to the principle degree, armed himself with a knife, then retreated to the basement bed room of one other roommate, Tafari Carefoote-Jones, and locked the door.
“Kyreese informed Tafari that the accused was going to stab him,” mentioned Dhalla.
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In the meantime, Elendu went to an upstairs bed room and retrieved a weapon from his belongings.
“He chosen an extended, sharp Katana sword from a cluttered closet in his pal’s room. He pulled it out of the sheath,” she mentioned.
“The accused rushed right down to the basement and began knocking on Tafari’s door and informed him to open it.”
After some time, Wright indicated he did not suppose Elendu would stab him and, with nothing in his palms, opened the door.
“The accused instantly stabbed Kyreese within the chest,” mentioned Dhalla.
“Kyreese went to the bottom and began bleeding profusely.”
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The prosecutor requested jurors to think about the alternatives Elendu made and what they mentioned about his intentions when he attacked Wright.
Amongst these, Dhalla mentioned, was “the selection to stab Kyreese within the chest the second the door was open … (and) the selection to return again moments after stabbing him, video Kyreese on the bottom, him taunt him by calling him names. “
“The Crown will argue that these decisions replicate his intent for homicide, not manslaughter,” she mentioned.
The listening to is scheduled for 3 weeks.
KMartin@postmedia.com
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