Greg Fertuck threatened to shoot, bury wife: Crown witnesses

Lucas Fertuck says he remembers his dad Greg threatening his mom Sheree before the couple separated. 

"He said that he would shoot her between the eyes," Lucas said, testifying Wednesday at Saskatoon's Court of Queen's Bench, where his dad Greg Fertuck is on trial. 

Greg is accused of killing his estranged wife Sheree Fertuck, Lucas's mom, on Dec. 7, 2015 — the last day she was seen alive. The 51-year-old woman's body has never been found. Greg has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

The last time Lucas spoke to his mom was just before she went missing. He was in Boston for a football game and she wished him a happy birthday. He said he never heard from her again. 

Lucas told the court that he witnessed violent incidents between Greg and Sheree when he was younger. Like his sister Lanna, who testified earlier during the trial, he recounted Greg's gambling and drinking creating tension for the couple. He said they also fought about finances. Sometimes the fights would become physical, with the couple pushing and shoving each other. 

One time in 2011 Sheree called the police on Greg after a violent incident and police found an uzi (a prohibited weapon). Officers seized all of Greg's weapons. Lucas said Greg was upset by that and blamed Sheree.

Lucas agreed during cross examination that, despite the dysfunction he was talking about, the family did have some good times together. Some of those good times involved fishing and hunting with Greg.