Lawyers have finished presenting evidence in the trial of two people accused of murdering a provincial police officer, with closing submissions expected to begin next week.
Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022, while responding to a vehicle in the ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., near Brantford.
Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry were each charged with first-degree murder and both have pleaded not guilty.
The Crown has said it is looking to prove that McKenzie was the shooter and that Stewart-Sperry intentionally helped him.
The jury trial is taking place in Cayuga, Ont., a community near Hagersville.
Closing submissions are set to begin on Tuesday, and jury deliberations are expected to begin later next week.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 16, 2025.
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