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A Sydney man was in court briefly yesterday in connection with a holdup at the Needs Convenience store on George Street on the weekend.
28 year old James Anthony MacDonald of Whitney Avenue is charged with armed robbery, wearing a disguise and a weapons count. He’ll be back in court tomorrow for a bail hearing. Nobody was hurt in the robbery.
In Kentville, an expert in memories took the stand at the Brent Hawkes trial.
The alleged victim told court that Hawkes forced oral sex on him during a drunken gathering at Hawkes Greenwood trailer.
Tim Moore, a professor at York University; testified that memory is unreliable from the outset, adding that alcohol can block its transfer from short-term to long-term.
The Crown will call some rebuttal witnesses, then both lawyers are expected to give their closing arguments; following that.