Brothers' Defense in Montreal Murder Trial

0:00It's April 27, Canada news today starts now, AI-powered and ready. In the Montreal Courthouse, 20-year-old Jaden Panell testified in his own defense during the second-degree murder trial he shares with his. 22-year-old brother Chad, they are accused of killing 27-year-old Connor Patrick O'Lockland in a hallway fight on May 18, 2024, around 4. 30am, Jaden said he held a vodka bottle in one hand and water in the other when O'Lockland sucker punched him first. The brothers have been partying two doors down in an apartment with two women after hitting a bar and the casino. O'Lockland knocked wanting to join the loud music session but got turned away twice. Jaden told him to chill and even offered a sip of vodka before the punches landed out of nowhere. Jaden described being stunned, asking witnesses including O'Lockland's friends and one of the women, why he got hit while the victim backed toward his. Door. A barking dog from O'Lockland's girlfriend's place added to the chaos and Chad said,

1:04let's bounce. Later, while driving away, Chad admitted to Jaden that he stabbed O'Lockland with a hunting knife to protect him, then tossed it from the car. The weapon was never found and Jaden told police right after arrest he did nothing and to check the cameras. How evidence is wrapping up fast, with the jury set to deliberate early next week under Justice Catherine Perot.