https://www.thestar.com/halifax/201...icholas-butchers-murder-trial-in-halifax.html
April 25 2018
April 25 2018
[h=1]Closing arguments to begin Thursday at Nicholas Butchers murder trial in Halifax[/h]Before evidence wrapped up on Monday, Butcher sketched out his life for the jury, and his search for work while juggling about $200,000 in debt.
HALIFAXBefore he allegedly killed his girlfriend and cut off his hand, Nicholas Butcher was highly educated and underemployed.
Butcher, 36, told his murder trial that he studied history during his five-year undergraduate degree at McGill University, and earned a masters degree in history. He partially completed a PhD at McMaster University, then applied to Dalhousie Universitys Schulich School of Law.
Butcher a stocky man with closely cropped hair, beard and moustache starting dating Kristin Johnston shortly after graduating from the Halifax law school in 2015.