In the weeks and months after Justin Breau was fatally stabbed in his Charles Street house, authorities zeroed in on Charles Shatford, whose sibling Mark had actually been fired to fatality by Breau 3 years previously.
The week after Breau’s fatality, Saint John authorities carried out a search warrant at Shatford’s Waterloo Street house, according to proof got in at the test on Wednesday.
He was likewise spoken with extra officially at his house onSept 15, 2022.
In those meetings, which were bet the court on Wednesday, Shatford rejects ever before conferenceBreau He stated he had actually just seen him a number of times in court when Breau got on test. And also after that, stated Shatford, Breau had actually been using a mask.
Shatford stated he faced Breau at Tim Hortons on Waterloo Street a couple of hours prior to Breau’s fatality. He stated both traded words. He stated Breau stated, “How you doin’, bro?”
Shatford stated he really did not also recognized it was Breau up until a person informed him minutes later on.
Charles Shatford is seen basing on the walkway, worn black, outside the home of Donald Walker at 3:45 p.m. onAug 17, 2022, in this photo drawn from safety and security video clip. (Court of King’s Bench/ CBC)
But when authorities spoke with Shatford 5 days later on, he stated he faced Breau on Waterloo Street 2 days prior to his fatality.
Shatford stated he punched him in the face and placed him in a choke hold up until Breau passed 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 faced by authorities concerning numerous incongruities in his tale, consisting of the battle on the road.
DetConst Tony Gilbert informed Shatford that authorities had actually tracked Breau to the north end at the time Shatford stated he knocked him out on Waterloo Street.
Gilbert faced Shatford concerning various other incongruities in his previous declarations.
Justin Breau was fatally stabbed in his Charles Street house onAug 17, 2022. (Justin Breau/Facebook)
Shatford informed authorities that after obtaining his methadone and coffee from the Tim Hortons down the road, he went back to his house and after that really did not leave once more up until he pursued dinner at concerning 6 p.m.
But when faced with video clip monitoring that revealed him leaving his house at concerning 3 p.m., he stated he mosted likely to the north end, invested $50 on split and went home to obtain high.
He decreased to call the place or the dope dealer.
Shatford stated 2 complete strangers drove him home and he really did not leave once more up until dinner.
One by one, Gilbert took Shatford via a collection of photos drawn from safety and security electronic cameras in between his Waterloo Street house and Walker’s house on Celebration Street.
Officer obstacles Shatford on incongruities
Where Shatford had actually stated he had not seen Walker in 3 months, the photos got in as displays in the test reveal him and Walker on the road and entering the exact same automobile not long in the past Breau was struck.
As Shatford repetitively firmly insisted Walker did not enter into the cars and truck, the policeman informs him the safety and security tapes show he did.
Shatford stated the automobile promptly dropped him off at his house by driving bySt Joseph’s Hospital, yet Gilbert discloses even more still photos that reveal the cars and truck entering a various instructions.
Gilbert stated the video clip reveals that the parking lot, and 3 of the 4 residents go out.
Donald Walker gets on test for first-degree murder in 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 meeting space and leaves Shatford alone with the safety and security photos.
Shatford can be seen grabbing the hard copies and looking very closely via them and sputtering to himself.
The Crown is anticipated to return to playing the videotaped meeting with Shatford when the test returns to Thursday early morning.
