Man accused of murder told RCMP, 'I killed her with kindness and love'
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A man accused of killing his partner two years ago in Hillsborough told police he thought she was going to leave him and kill him with a needle, offering the first indication of a motive in the case.
Calvin Lewis is charged with first-degree murder in the May 2, 2020, stabbing death of Tina Tingley-McAleer in Hillsborough, south of Moncton.
A recording of his interview with an RCMP officer the day of the alleged crime was played on Thursday, the second day of his trial by judge-alone.
"I killed her with kindness and love," Lewis told Cpl. Patrick Arseneau near the end of the interview after the officer asked if he killed Tingley-McAleer.
In the interview, Lewis is emotional, hunched over and crying as he repeatedly says he loved Tingley-McAleer. At one point, Lewis says he should kill himself, then stands up and screams, pulls open the interview room door and walks out for a few seconds.
At several points, Arseneau asks what pushed him to do what he did.
"She told me she was going to kill me," Lewis said, telling the officer Tingley-McAleer had a needle with "dope" she was going to use to kill him.
He also told the officer she was planning to leave him.
"I just lost it, that's all," he said.
While listening Thursday to his interview, Lewis wiped away tears in the prisoner's box, one of the only times during the trial he's shown a visible reaction.
The trial began Wednesday with six witnesses. Four more, including Arseneau, testified Thursday before the interview was played.
Crown prosecutors have asked Tingley-McAleer's family and friends who testified whether they saw needles in the house. None said they did.
Lewis has admitted he killed the 43-year-old but doesn't admit he intended to kill her. Intent is a key component of a first-degree murder charge, which is a homicide that's planned and deliberate.
Lewis called 911 shortly after the alleged crime, telling the operator he had stabbed Tingley-McAleer and meant to kill her.
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