A Hamilton courtroom heard closing arguments from the Crown and the accused’s authorized crew on Monday, as Keith Overholt’s first-degree homicide trial begins to wrap up.
The Crown instructed the jury Overholt went on a killing spree, with a motive of searching people.
There have been three victims inside a seven-hour interval on the night of Nov. 9, 2020, when Overholt went his alleged rampage.
His first sufferer was an unsuspecting woman on York Boulevard close to Queen Avenue. Each the Crown and the defence agree the lady was beat with a big stick, struck over the top 14 occasions by Overholt. She was saved after a Good Samaritan got here exterior and scared Overholt off.
“He wanted the experience of killing a stranger,” the Crown argued.
He then allegedly modified outfits, and located one other sufferer in an alley method close to James Avenue South, who he stabbed 37 occasions.
Twenty-nine-year-old Andrew Ainscow died on account of the assault.
Meantime, prison defence lawyer Michael Puskas tried to forged doubt over Overholt’s intentions and actions, saying he didn’t intend to kill his first sufferer.
As a substitute, he says whereas the beating was severe, it was nearer to aggravated assault than tried homicide.
He additionally stated there’s a probability Overholt was not the one who took Ainscow’s life, however relatively discovered the homicide weapon and picked it up. He continued by suggesting Overholt would have had extra blood on him if he was the suspect who stabbed the person 37 occasions.
The accused has been charged with one depend of first-degree homicide, and two counts of tried homicide.
The choose’s cost to the jury is anticipated to wrap up on Tuesday, when they are going to be despatched off to deliberate.
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