Closing arguments delivered in attempted murder trial
LETHBRIDGE – A verdict is all that remains in the case of a young man who is accused of attempted murder and aggravated sexual assault, as his trial wrapped up with closing arguments Tuesday, Feb. 20.
The accused, who is now 20-years-old, cannot be identified as he was 17 at the time of the alleged offence.
In statements made to police on May 3, 2015, a 45-year-old woman said she had been staying at her step-father’s apartment along the 2100 block of Palm Road South, when she was attacked by an unknown man.
She told officers that the man sexually assaulted her, then dragged her outside where he continued the sexual assault, before cutting her throat and fleeing the scene. With help from her step-father, she was able to get a towel around her neck and they found someone to call 911.