'No doubt' that accused in murder trial killed 3-year-old Winnipeg boy, jury hears in closing arguments
CBC
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Daniel Jensen fatally stabbed three-year-old Hunter Straight-Smith in order to hurt his mother in the most cruel and permanent way possible, Crown prosecutor Jennifer Mann told a Winnipeg court in closing arguments at Jensen's first-degree murder trial.
But Jensen's defence attorney Bruce Bonney made the case that the boy's 2019 death was not properly investigated, arguing that police and the victim's family focused too much on Jensen and did not seriously consider other suspects.
Both the Crown and defence presented their closing arguments to the jury in Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Tuesday morning, concluding more than two weeks of testimony.
Hunter was stabbed multiple times while sleeping in his Pritchard Avenue home on Oct. 30, 2019. He was rushed to hospital and taken off life-support three days later.
Jensen, 34, was charged with first-degree murder in Hunter's death. He has pleaded not guilty.
At the time of the toddler's death, Jensen was living with Hunter's mother, Clarice Smith, with whom he was in an on-again, off-again relationship.
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