Testimony from the nephew of a Saskatoon man fatally stabbed three years ago has been replayed for a jury deliberating in the case.
The jury, which began deliberations Tuesday afternoon and which has spent more than 13 of the last roughly 24 hours deliberating charges against Keith Napope, made a request to re-hear the testimony Wednesday afternoon.
Napope, who’s charged with robbery and manslaughter, is accused of fatally stabbing Johnathon Keenatch-Lafond in November 2014.
The Crown called the stabbing a robbery gone wrong at the victim’s apartment, but Napope testified he never stepped foot in Keenatch-Lafond’s residence the night of the death.
Keenatch-Lafond’s nephew, Tyrone Lafond, whose testimony was replayed for jurors in Saskatoon’s Court of Queen’s Bench, told court he was in the apartment at the time of the stabbing. He said he saw two men — one armed with two knives — take money and meth from Keenatch-Lafond’s pocket after one of the two stabbed him in the leg. He said he recognized Napope days later as one of the men.
Closing arguments in the trial wrapped up Tuesday morning before deliberations began.
Napope testified he was taking a lot of different drugs around the time of the incident and that his memory is fuzzy, but he said he had no involvement in the robbery or the death.
The Crown argued it’s difficult to ignore the fact Napope’s DNA was found at the scene, but the defence said the case is circumstantial.
