Murder of Lise Danais in March 2019: first day of trial in Winnipeg

A teenager was charged with first degree murder in this case.

The Crown filed the case on the first day of trial.

The jury heard that the murder at a house on Rockcliffe Road in the Southdale neighborhood was proceedings carried out by a young man known to the victim.

Lise Danais died shortly after being found in critical condition at her home on March 26, 2019.

The suspect was charged nearly five months later. He cannot be appointed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

CBC/Radio-Canada did not disclose some details of the case because it was easy to identify the minor.

Prosecutor Erika Dolcetti said she may not know exactly why Ms. Danais.

However, he argues, the Crown wants to prove that the teenager was the only person with the time and opportunity to kill him and that the action was planned.

DNA and video surveillance evidence links the accused party to the victim’s death, Me Dolcetti argued.

CCTV showed that only the minor came out and entered the house in the morning when he was found dead, Me Dolcetti said.

His DNA was also found under the victim’s nails, we found out in court.

Erika Dolcetti pointed out that nearly 20,000 pages of evidence obtained from the victim’s cell phone should shed light on the state of her relationship with the accused.

The 911 call played out for the jury

Lise Danais lived on a quiet street in southern Winnipeg. He was out of work for several months due to health issues, according to the court.

The morning of the fifties ’death, the young man arranged to take Lise Danais’ dog out of the house, which was very protective of his mistress, Me Dolcetti said.

The young man returned to Lise Danais’ house about an hour later.

He called 911 about 10 minutes after arriving and said he found the victim dead, the court said.

The Crown played a 911 call to the court on Tuesday morning. The caller is confused, difficult to understand and uncontrollably sobbing.

The court heard a dispatcher ask her a few questions about what happened, especially to find out if Lise Danais was breathing.

The caller said he did not know what had happened, but there was blood everywhere.

At one point he said he thought the woman was dead and another dispatcher asked him for reasons for such a claim.

A police officer described the crime scene

In the afternoon, the jury heard the first two police officers arrive at the scene the morning of Lise Danais ’death.

Sergeant Logan Binda said he found the victim in bed with severe head injuries and his face was unrecognizable. He said he noticed that he was wearing a cervical brace then.

He searched his wrist, he did nothing. When it was observed that the victim was no longer breathing, he explained that he had already started cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers.

After removing the victim from his bed so paramedics could continue giving first aid, the officer said he noticed a large amount of blood in the bed, some of which had clotted.

His partner Aaron Macaulay said that while his teammate was caring for the victim, he searched the house to see if anyone else was inside, but he saw nothing.

The two police officers said they smelled bleach when they entered the home, and the smell seemed to be coming from the victim’s room.

They also said the accused was inside the house when they arrived, and they did not notice any sign of a break-in.

The trial continues on Wednesday.

With information from Sarah Petz