Girlfriend of Moncton shooting victim describes his final moments to jury
CBC
A Moncton jury on Monday heard from Joedin Leger's girlfriend, who described the moments after the 18-year-old was fatally shot in their home two years ago.
Chantal Boudreau's testimony came on the ninth day of the jury trial of Riley Phillips, 20, who is charged with second-degree murder. It's alleged Phillips killed Leger on April 25, 2022.
Boudreau said she awoke around 6 a.m. that morning in the Logan Lane duplex that she had just moved into with Leger.
"He ran from outside, telling me he got shot, telling me to call 911," she recalled.
Boudreau said Leger stepped outside the home, blood began coming from his mouth, and then he collapsed on the ground outside the front door.
"Not long after that, he turned, looked at me and stopped breathing," she said, at times crying and halting between words.
The Crown alleges Leger was shot during a home invasion and robbery involving Phillips and five others.
Boudreau said she wasn't sure what woke her up, and that she didn't recall hearing anything.
She didn't see anyone other than Leger that morning until paramedics arrived, she said.
Crown prosecutor Stephen Holt asked the 42-year-old a series of questions about her relationship with Leger.
Boudreau said she met him in March 2022 after her apartment on MacBeth Avenue in Moncton was broken into, saying she didn't feel comfortable being alone.
She told jurors a mutual friend suggested Leger could stay with her.
"We became friends. There was never a plan of us becoming a couple," Boudreau said. "Eventually there was a connection."
By April, they were moving into the Logan Lane duplex together. Boudreau said Leger was "just so happy," planning to finish his high school education and making plans for the future.
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