@CityCourtsTO 14m14 minutes ago
Pillay says Wayne Millard was disintegrating and “in an emotional free fall.”
He was heading to financial ruin, a disaster was looming.
Dellen thought his dad 71-was a failure, and according to a message at the time, he told him so.
Wayne was a marksman.
This was a suicide.
marianne boucher @CityCourtsTO 26m26 minutes ago
Pillay suggests Wayne Millard was an alcoholic who had other medical issues. He was under a lot of pressure to complete business projects. A witness testified that Wayne Millard had to take out millions of dollars in loans and mortgages. He was looking for a way out.
marianne boucher @CityCourtsTO 44m44 minutes ago
Pillay says Wayne Millard had plans for the future, yes, but this doesn’t eliminate the possibility the suicide didn’t occur.
marianne boucher @CityCourtsTO 47m47 minutes ago
Pillay showing judge graphic close up of Wayne Millard’s face arguing that the photo is troubling because there may have been movement or settling of body. No evidence that the gun could have been held comfortably. Impossible to reconstruct how this shooting occurred.
marianne boucher @CityCourtsTO 53m53 minutes ago
Millard lawyer Pillay says there was no financial motive for Dellen to kill his father.
Judge: He would be the heir to the estate.
Pillay: The heir to what?
The “ financial situation was bleak”
marianne boucher @CityCourtsTO 3h3 hours ago
Jill Cameron crown closing arguments in Dellen Millard murder trial. Strong circumstantial case that Millard shot his father. Dellen’s DNA found on gun. Father found in sleeping position, awkward for left handed man to kill self.
marianne boucher @CityCourtsTO 3h3 hours ago
Millard lawyer Ravin Pillay starts closing arguments in judge alone murder trial.