Video shows senior was shoved to ground at LRT station, hitting his head before dying yyc
But after apparently looking through victim Tianquan Yang’s possessions, Sweeney assisted him by propping him up and leaning him against a platform pillar before leaving the scene, the footage showed.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Sweezey, 37, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in connection with the Oct. 22, 2020, death of Yang, two months after their altercation at the Sunnyside LRT station around 9 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2020. Buziak told Justice Glenda Campbell that the issue to be decided is whether the assault on the station platform, which caused a severe head injury to Yang, led to his death.Article content
Defence lawyer Telmo Dos Santos told court Monday the only witness he will require the Crown to call is pathologist Dr. Eric Bol, who conducted Yang’s autopsy. Buziak took Campbell through CTrain station surveillance video admitted by the defence as part of a statement of agreed facts.
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