In the weeks and months after Justin Breau was fatally stabbed in his Charles Street home, authorities zeroed in on Charles Shatford, whose sibling Mark had really been fired to fatality by Breau 3 years beforehand.
The week after Breau’s fatality, Saint John authorities carried out a search warrant at Shatford’s Waterloo Street home, in response to proof received in on the check on Wednesday.
He was likewise spoken with further formally at his home onSept 15, 2022.
In these conferences, which have been wager the courtroom on Wednesday, Shatford rejects ever earlier than conventionBreau He acknowledged he had really simply seen him plenty of occasions in courtroom when Breau received on check. And additionally after that, acknowledged Shatford, Breau had really been utilizing a masks.
Shatford acknowledged he confronted Breau at Tim Hortons on Waterloo Street a few hours previous to Breau’s fatality. He acknowledged each traded phrases. He acknowledged Breau acknowledged, “How you doin’, bro?”
Shatford acknowledged he actually didn’t additionally acknowledged it was Breau up till an individual knowledgeable him minutes in a while.
Charles Shatford is seen basing on the walkway, worn black, outdoors the house of Donald Walker at 3:45 p.m. onAug 17, 2022, on this photograph drawn from security and safety video clip. (Court of King’s Bench/ CBC)
But when authorities spoke with Shatford 5 days in a while, he acknowledged he confronted Breau on Waterloo Street 2 days previous to his fatality.
Shatford acknowledged he punched him within the face and positioned him in a choke maintain up till Breau handed out.
“I choked him and he went to sleep. I walked away and went home,” he clarified to the policeman.
But when he was detained in January 2023, Shatford was confronted by authorities regarding quite a few incongruities in his story, consisting of the battle on the street.
DetConst Tony Gilbert knowledgeable Shatford that authorities had really tracked Breau to the north finish on the time Shatford acknowledged he knocked him out on Waterloo Street.
Gilbert confronted Shatford regarding varied different incongruities in his earlier declarations.
Justin Breau was fatally stabbed in his Charles Street home onAug 17, 2022. (Justin Breau/Facebook)
Shatford knowledgeable authorities that after acquiring his methadone and low from the Tim Hortons down the street, he went again to his home and after that actually didn’t depart as soon as extra up till he pursued dinner at regarding 6 p.m.
But when confronted with video clip monitoring that exposed him leaving his home at regarding 3 p.m., he acknowledged he mosted prone to the north finish, invested $50 on cut up and went dwelling to acquire excessive.
He decreased to name the place or the dope vendor.
Shatford acknowledged 2 full strangers drove him dwelling and he actually didn’t depart as soon as extra up till dinner.
One by one, Gilbert took Shatford by way of a group of images drawn from security and safety digital cameras in between his Waterloo Street home and Walker’s home on Celebration Street.
Officer obstacles Shatford on incongruities
Where Shatford had really acknowledged he had not seen Walker in 3 months, the images received in as shows within the check reveal him and Walker on the street and coming into the very same car not lengthy up to now Breau was struck.
As Shatford repetitively firmly insisted Walker didn’t enter into the automobiles and truck, the policeman informs him the security and safety tapes present he did.
Shatford acknowledged the auto promptly dropped him off at his home by driving bySt Joseph’s Hospital, but Gilbert discloses much more nonetheless images that reveal the automobiles and truck coming into a varied directions.
Gilbert acknowledged the video clip reveals that the parking zone, and three of the 4 residents exit.
Donald Walker will get on check for first-degree homicide within the fatality ofJustin Breau (Court of King’s Bench/ CBC)
“Who’s the three people?” Shatford asks the policeman. “It ain’t f——g me.”
Soon after, the policeman leaves the assembly area and leaves Shatford alone with the security and safety images.
Shatford may be seen grabbing the exhausting copies and looking out very carefully by way of them and sputtering to himself.
The Crown is anticipated to return to taking part in the videotaped assembly with Shatford when the check returns to Thursday early morning.
