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Jury continues to deliberate in double murder trial

Accused killer Robert Bradshaw awaits a verdict from a Supreme Court jury in his trial for two counts of first degree murder
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The jury has delivered its verdict in the first degree murder trial of Robert Bradshaw who was found guilty in the killings of (above) Marc Bontkes and Laura Lamoureux.

 

It's day three (Oct. 25) of deliberations for the jury in the Supreme Court trial of 91原创's Robert Bradshaw who is charged with the first degree murders of Marc Bontkes and Laura Lamoureux in March 2009.

Bradshaw took the stand last week saying he had nothing to do with either murders. In a complicated defense, he said he was caught on police tape talking about details about each murder because he was going along with a story convicted murderer Roy Thielen had told him earlier. He agreed to be implicated in both murders so Thielen could get into this gang he wanted to be part of.

Also last week, his defense lawyer attempted to call a mistrial after his client鈥檚 driving record was revealed in his Supreme Court jury trial on Friday.

Lawyer Paul McMurray said the Crown brought in Bradshaw鈥檚 driving record, which includes impaired driving and driving while prohibited charges, without notifying the defence. McMurray told the judge that the driving record contains references to convictions that are irrevelant to the trial.

鈥淏radshaw鈥檚 right to a fair trial has been fatally impaired and the only option is a mistrial,鈥 said McMurray.

In Crown鈥檚 defense, counsel Chris McPherson argues it was Bradshaw who mentioned his own driving convictions and claims of being prohibited from driving the night Laura Lamoureux was killed.

鈥淚f he says he was prohibited at the time of the murder we are going to see if that is true and it wasn鈥檛,鈥 said McPherson.

鈥淗aving a poor driving history is minimal compared to what Bradshaw has already admitted.鈥

Bradshaw says he was home at the time Lamoureux was killed and wouldn鈥檛 have been driving because he wouldn鈥檛 want to have his car impounded. He also claims because he was given a prohibition in February 2009, he was switched to the day shift in his dial-a-dope job as to 鈥渂etter blend in with traffic鈥 while he drove.

The Crown is asserting that Bradshaw sold Lamoureux drugs the night she was shot and killed and that he drove double murderer Roy Thielen back to where she was so he could shoot her. Thielen himself, in a video re-enactment for police, said Bradshaw was his driver and the two went back to his house after the murder.

Justice Bruce Greyell said the application for a mistrial hadn鈥檛 met any of the tests that the trial has been prejudiced. Greyell also said the Crown has a right to challenge Bradshaw on what he claims to be true.



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the 91原创 Advance Times.
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