Bosma Trial May 19th

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The latest testimony from the Tim Bosma trial was presented in Hamilton court today, where the jury heard that Tim Bosma fought for control of the gun when Mark Smich brought it out of the pocket of his hoodie at the beginning of the test drive. It was an alternate scenario provided by the lawyer of Smich’s co-accused, Dellen Millard, which presented a very different version of events from the one Smich has been giving on the stand over the past four days.

Video from in front of Bobcat of Brantford shows where Mark Smich says he saw Tim Bosma’s truck suddenly swerve and pull over. He was following in Dellen Millard’s Yukon and says he was shocked when Millard got out with a gun and then he saw Tim Bosma dead against the dashboard.

Millard’s lawyer, Nadir Sachak says Smich’s story doesn’t make sense. His co-counsel Ravin Pillay introduced other surveillance footage when the video expert was on the stand two months ago. Crown evidence showed an SUV like Millard’s Yukon approaching the Bosma house and almost half an hour later a truck like Bosma’s leaving, followed by the Yukon. Millard’s lawyer showed other videos that happen in the meantime which appear to show a truck like Tim Bosma’s passing and going back. Sachak says the truck in this video has Millard, Bosma and Smich inside.

According to Sachak, when they were on the highway Smich pulled a gun out of his hoodie, and Millard said “Oh no.” Smich disagreed, but Sachak said Millard was panicking because his face had been seen and the Yukon was parked near the Bosma’s. He said Smich’s story was just a story.

“You fabricated a story to fit in what you originally read in the Plaxton Report,” Sachak said, referring to the video expert.

“You sound like you’re reading Dellen Millard’s letters to Christina Noudga,” Smich shot back.

Sachak continued to question the rest of Smich’s story, including the suggestion that Millard couldn’t have put six foot, 170 pound Tim Bosma in the incinerator all by himself.

Sachak says it’s amazing so little evidence was found on Smich. The red hoodie is missing, the SIM cards were gone so his phone was unreadable, the gun is gone because he buried it, even Smich’s phone and Facebook accounts were cancelled shortly after Millard’s arrest.

Smich stuck to his story and he’s back at court tomorrow morning to face a fifth day of cross examination by Sachak.