Man accused in brutal sex assault, murder awaits verdict
A man accused of brutally sexually assaulting and strangling a woman in Prince Albert will wait until Dec. 6 to learn his fate.
The first-degree murder trial of John Shaoulle wrapped up with closing arguments at Court of Queen’s Bench on Thursday.
Crown prosecutor Jeff Lubyk’s final address to the court was comprised of two sections. In the first, he described the gruesome crime scene where Margaret Sewap’s naked body was found on April 8, 2011 behind the Bolt Supply Store on 17th Street East.
She was in a semi-fetal position, said Lubyk, with blood on her face and genital area. He then referred to an autopsy report that concluded she had suffered a significant laceration to her anus and rectum, soft tissue damage to her scalp, abrasions on her forehead and contusions inside her mouth.