Accused had no motive to shoot police officer in Abbotsford, B.C.: defence
Posted August 2, 2019 11:46 am.
Last Updated August 2, 2019 1:03 pm.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Defence lawyers for the man accused of fatally shooting a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C., says he had no motive to pull the trigger.
Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Oscar Arfmann, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Const. John Davidson in 2017.
The case is being heard by judge alone at the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.
Closing arguments have wrapped up at 1st degree murder trial of man accused of killing @AbbyPoliceDept Constable John Davidson in 2017. Lawyers for Oscar Arfmann claim he had no motive to shoot 53-year-old veteran, but prosecutors say evidence clear he was ambushed. @NEWS1130
— Marcella Bernardo (@MBernardoNews) August 2, 2019
Arfmann’s lawyer Martin Peters says there isn’t a “scintilla” of evidence linking Arfmann to Davidson, or any other Abbotsford police officer, before the shooting.
He says the Crown’s case depends on conflicting witness accounts indicating suspicion, but not proof.
The Crown has argued Arfmann ambushed the 53-year-old officer as he got out of his vehicle, shooting him twice from behind.
