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''Richey, my apologies. The Crown says Schlatter's semen was found on Richey's pant leg, and his saliva was found on her bra. “The man who left Tess’ body in a heap at the bottom of a stairwell, was Kalen Schlatter," Richards says.''
Richards says Schlatter killed Tess Richie. “[This case] is about a young woman who was sexually assaulted, and brutally strangled, by a man she just met," she says.
Dambrot is now going through the presumption of innocence, and how proof beyond a reasonable doubt works when deciding a case. “It is the Crown that must prove the guilt of Mr. Schlatter beyond a reasonable doubt," he says.
"Approach your duties without sympathy, and without prejudice," Dambrot says.
''Dambrot is now going through the role of jurors and the judge in a case like this. He's telling the jurors he is the "judge of the law," while they are the judges of facts
Members of Tess Richey's family are also here, and were just speaking with the Crown, Beverley Richards. The emotion is evident on the family's faces as they lean on each other for support
Schlatter is now being led into the court. He is wearing a blue suit and a white shirt, and is speaking with his lawyers. He is sitting at a table with them, and not in the prisoner's box.''