Teacher, students who witnessed deadly classroom attack in Leduc testify during murder trial
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Family and friends of a Leduc teen who was killed while attending school packed into a Wetaskiwin courtroom this week.
Family and friends of a Leduc teen who was killed while attending school packed into a Wetaskiwin courtroom this week.
Jennifer Winkler, 17, was attacked in her classroom at Christ King High School on March 15, 2021.
The classmate charged with her death, Dylan Pountney, now 23, is on trial for first degree murder.
The trial started on Monday with several RCMP officers and a video of the statement Pountney gave to police after his arrest, all part of "voir dire" – the judge must first rule whether that evidence is admissible before details are allowed to be reported.
On Tuesday, an RCMP forensic identification specialist was before the court, with several items that were seized from the classroom crime scene to enter into evidence at trial.
Sgt. Michael Bowers removed the items from sealed plastic and paper evidence bags to show the court.
"This is the plastic knife handle and plastic sheath," Bowers said.
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