Conflicting stories during first day of aggravated assault trial

Constant said he then fell on the floor and was beaten by Durocher, who had found a weapon in that time. He passed out after five or six hits, and could not explain how he wound up in the basement.

Brunet, who admitted to hearing most of the fight rather than seeing it, said the initial altercation was much more aggressive than Constant had stated.

Constant had been arguing with Simonot over Facebook messages Simonot had sent to Constant’s girlfriend Brittany Guger.

Constant said he shoved Simonot in the house foyer.

Brunet said Constant had fought Simonot outside the bathroom, and had violently pulled Simonot into the bathtub.

When Cst. Darin Butcher and Cst. John Verge arrived on the scene they were directed to the back door.

To enter the house they passed Durocher, who was standing in the snow wearing only bloody socks and his underwear.

Durocher calmly told Cst. Butcher “I beat the f— out of him.”

Durocher was arrested for aggravated assault that night.

Cst. Luke Torgunrud, the third officer on the scene, remarked in his testimony that the staircase and basement looked like something from a horror movie.

Police said they found Constant lying on the basement floor with his head resting on a two-by-four.

Cst. Verge noted it looked like Constant’s head had been caved in.

There were also inconsistencies in the story leading up to the fight. Constant said he was invited to Brunet’s house and it was only himself, Brunet, Durocher, and Simonot.

Brunet said it was a small party with 10 people at its peak. He also said Constant had been fighting with Simonot while others were still at the house, and his aggression stopped the party.

Constant also said he went to the house with Simonot, but Brunet said Simonot was working at Belly Up Bar & Grill that night and did not arrive until later..

Constant admitted to having roughly 16 drinks during the night, and also ingesting a small amount of cocaine.

Brunet also admitted that he had been drinking since 6 p.m. that night.

As a result of the fight Constant was in a coma for more than a week. He suffered punctures on the side of his face and his chest, nerve damage in the right side of his face, stitches and scarring.

Guger said he had to relearn how to walk once he woke up.

Simonot will take the stand on Tuesday.

ssterritt@jpbg.ca

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by Spencer Sterritt

Conflicting stories during first day of aggravated assault trial

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