The Crown called police officers and a toxicology expert to testify Monday as the second-degree murder trial of Nicholas Butcher entered its third week in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax. Toxicology expert Christopher Keddy testified alcohol was the only drug found in Johnston's system at the time of her death. In a chilling 911 call the jury heard last week, Butcher gasps and sobs, asking for help. The jury has heard Johnston was found dead in the master bedroom of her home, lying on the bed with the sheets soaked in blood. A mitre saw was found in the bedroom, the officer told the court, and Butcher's severed hand was beside the saw.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2018 12:43 UTC