The author of the murder of Lise Danais did not go through the back of her house, as no trace of footprints were seen there in the snow, a police officer explained during the teenager’s trial, Thursday.
Lise Danais died on March 26, 2019, at her residence in Southdale, Winnipeg.
Winnipeg Police Sergeant Glen Gatien said that on the day of the murder, slush and mud easily left traces around the victim’s home.
If the killer of Ms. Danais passed behind his residence, so he would leave traces, he explains in his testimony.
” Except for the traces of Ms. dog. Danais and the police shoe, no footprint in the backyard. “
He added that the back door of the house was locked and there was no evidence of forced entry, either behind or in front of the victim’s house.
Prior to the trial, the Crown’s presentation of surveillance videos showed that no one had entered Lise Danais’ home on the morning of the murder, and only the defendant was with her in the home.
During police cross-examination, however, the defense suggested that the snow may have melted between the moment the murder was committed and the arrival of help, which would have erased traces of the murderer. Furthermore, he pointed out that the police did not take any close -up photos of the snow in the yard, due to lack of evidence.
Garbage is disappearing
A retired neighbor of Ms. Danais, Erith Manby, was called to the stand by the Crown, who questioned the teenager’s seemingly unusual actions.
Erith Manby explained to the jurors that on the morning of the crime, she saw the accused take out her trash can, to her, because of the passing of trash cans.
He was surprised, because it was not in the habit of the young man.
In response to defense questions blaming police for not finding enough evidence, Sergeant Gatien said investigators did not search for the garbage, because the search at the dump would be too complicated.
This statement was criticized by the defense for cross-examination by the police.
Why not look for the public dump, if we didn’t find a murder weapon, no bloody clothes, no empty bleach container?asked defense attorney Matt Gould.
Sergeant Gatien replied as if find a needle in the farmer’s farm. That would take a lot of resources, he said.
In this case, the accused cannot be named, under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Moreover, Radio-Canada did not disclose certain details of the case so as not to identify this minor.
Source: Radio-Canada
