Saint John Law Courts (Photo Credit: Tamara Steele)
It was day two for the defence at the Dennis Oland second-degree murder trial.
On the stand was Patrick Laternus, who is a retired RCMP bloodstain pattern specialist, and defence lawyer Alan Gold took him through a series of graphic photos of Richard Oland’s injuries.
Laternus told the court that the amount of blood spatter generated by the 45 blows from the sharp-edged and then blunt part of the weapon created a pattern that was 360 degrees around the crime scene.
Laternus was also asked by Gold if the assailant hadn’t cleaned up afterwards would they have had any blood on them? and Laternus replied a significant amount would be on the clothing, especially the pants and shoes because the assailant would have been kneeling beside the body, and blood stains would likely be found in any vehicle they used or any object they touched afterwards.
