Travers Trial Begins for Gauthier's Murder

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome in. This is Vancouver News Today, where local news meets AI. Trial kicked off this week for Robert Henry Travers, who's pleading not guilty to second degree murder in the stabbing death of 21-year-old. Jaden Gothier. It happened in the early hours of March 31st, 2024, right near the Ocean Island in Hostel on Pandora Avenue. Gothier had just finished his shift as a line could downtown. Stuck around for drinks with the owner, until about 3 a.m., didn't head it out. Before 4 a.m., he got stabbed multiple times, including a brutal chest wound that snapped a rib. He made it to the hospital for emergency heart surgery, but didn't pull through. Family and friends of Gothier were in the courtroom, breaking down in quiet tears as prosecutors laid out the case. They even had to flip their shirts inside out, after showing some support that caught the sheriff's eye. Some plans to roll out CCTV footage and audio from the scene to make their point. Meanwhile, another charge against Travers for aggravated assault on someone else that

1:01same morning got stayed as this trial ramps up. Just as Veronica Jackson is overseeing the 5-week run in BC Supreme Court, so expect more details to drop as witnesses take the stand.