WINNIPEG Crown prosecutors say financial desperation led an accused killer to rob and dispose of the body of a man nearly four years ago, while defence lawyers say evidence presented during themonth-longtrial may only prove theft.
Financial desperation drove Kyle Alexander Pietz to Westcon Equipment and Rentals on the evening of June 4, 2018, where long-time contract cleaner Eduardo Balaquit, 59, was targeted either personally or as a means to get into the building and robbed of his bank cards and personal identification numbers (PINs), the Crown argued in its closing arguments of a jury trial that has taken place over the past month.
WINNIPEG A Crown prosecutor urged a jury Tuesday to find an accused killer guilty of robbing and disposing of the body of a man who had shown up for his night shift as a building cleaner.