Morningstar murder trial

The lawyers gave their closing arguments to the jury in the Devin Moringstar murder trial in Moncton yesterday.

The Times and Transcript reports the Crown contends Morningstar killed Baylie Wylie to impress Marissa Shepard. The defence argued his client was the fall guy, the scapegoat for Shepard and Tyler Noel…that Morningstar was guilty of assault in stabbing Wylie three times, but not murder.

The judge will give the jury its instructions this morning then it will begin deliberations.

Homicide ruled out in Dieppe death

RCMP have ruled out homicide in the death of a 65 year old woman whose body was found in a mobile home in Dieppe Monday afternoon.

An autopsy yesterday confirmed the death in a mobile home on Ste.Marie Lane, was not considered suspicious. Initially it was…and CBC reports RCMP say they’re investigating discrepencies in some of the information provided when the call came in and at the scene.