By Kellah Lavoie

Evidence wrapped up in Crowe trial

Dec 6, 2010 | 3:33 PM

There will be no more evidence presented in the Jordan Crowe trial.

Today Crowe’s defence lawyer, Greg Chovin, called his only witness to the stand.

Crowe is charged with second-degree murder in the death of three-year-old Dilyn Donald. Donald died on Dec. 23, 2007.

Dr. Peter Markesteyn, Winnipeg chief medical officer and a forensic pathologist, was Chovin’s witness. He discussed the reports filed by pathologist, Dr. Shaun Ladham, and neuropathologist, Dr. Chris Robinson.

Markesteyn told the court there could be reasons the boy’s brain did not clot, aside from a fresh wound and that the bleeding could have been the result of an old injury reopening.

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“What causes it need not be significant injury,” Markesteyn said, explaining it wouldn’t take much to reopen the wound.

He said his issue with the reports is the amount of certainty within them.

“Certainty is where I have a problem,” he said, while being cross-examined by Crown prosecutor Jennifer Claxton-Viczko.

The one thing he was willing to confirm from the reports is that blunt-force-trauma is the cause of Donald’s death.

Jordan Crowe will not be taking the stand at his trial.

The defence and Crown will make their closing arguments tomorrow afternoon. The jury will be given instructions and start deliberating Thursday and there could be a verdict by the end of the week.

klavoie@panow.com