Past sexual partner of Nova Scotia officer testifies at Garnier murder trial
HALIFAX — A man who briefly dated Nova Scotia police officer Catherine Campbell was called to testify Friday about her prior sexual activity, as the defence closed its case at Christopher Garnier’s high-profile murder trial.
The Crown alleges Garnier punched and strangled the 36-year-old Truro, N.S., constable inside an apartment after they met for the first time at a Halifax bar. The Crown also alleges Garnier used a compost bin to dispose of her body near Halifax’s Macdonald Bridge, where it was found five days later.
In his opening statement earlier this week, defence lawyer Joel Pink told the 14-member jury that Campbell died accidentally during “rough sex” that she initiated in the early hours of Sept. 11, 2015.
Garnier, 30, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and interfering with a dead body.