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CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
Prosecution closes case at trial of man accused of murdering Pat Stay
The prosecution has closed its case in the second-degree murder trial of the 34-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing battle rapper Pat Stay at a downtown Halifax night club nearly three years ago. A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury is expected to hear closing arguments beginning Thursday afternoon in the trial of Adam Drake, after defence lawyer Michael Lacy told the court Tuesday that he would not be calling any evidence. Crown attorney Tanya Carter said Tuesday the prosecution had finished calling evidence in the trial, which began in mid-May and has heard testimony from witnesses over multiple days. Stay was 36 years old when he was stabbed inside the Yacht Club Social on Sept. 4, 2022. Video surveillance footage played for the jury last month shows Stay being stabbed, stumbling to the floor and then making his way out of the club before collapsing. Drake has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. Once prosecutors make the final arguments, the defence will do the same on Friday. Justice Scott Norton is expected to give the jury instructions on Monday before they begin deliberating a verdict.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Crown closes case in murder trial for man accused of killing rapper Pat Stay
The Crown has closed its case in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial. Drake has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of battle rapper Pat Stay at a Halifax nightclub on Sept. 4, 2022. After officially tendering a couple more exhibits, including an additional agreed statement of facts, the Crown closed its case Tuesday morning. The defence said it will not be calling evidence at the trial. The jury was dismissed and told to come back Thursday afternoon for closing arguments from Crown prosecutors Carla Ball and Tanya Carter. Defence lawyers Michael Lacy and Jennifer MacDonald will present their closing arguments on Friday morning. Justice Scott Norton says he will give his charge to the jury on Monday, at which point he recommended jurors should bring an overnight bag 'just in case.' Stay was fatally stabbed at the Yacht Club Social in downtown Halifax before stumbling outside and collapsing on the sidewalk. Const. Brad Benjamin, a Halifax police officer in plain clothes who approached Stay, flashed his badge and told Stay paramedics were on their way. According to an agreed statement of facts read at the trial, Benjamin tried to keep Stay alert and asked him what happened. He then rolled Stay over onto his back, where he found a wound, after seeing blood pool beneath him. Benjamin held Stay's head to try to help him breathe as he was gasping for air. Stay was pronounced dead as the result of a knife wound at the QEII Health Sciences Centre at 1:23 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022. The Crown alleges Drake stabbed Stay. Drake has pleaded not guilty to the charge. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
