After several days of delays, the trial for Christopher Sim’s murder finally made some headway.
The accused, Jheidon Serieaux, took to the stand on Wednesday to defend himself. He told the court that he was only trying to send Sim a message and thought “he was just going to get cut a bit.”
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Sim was fatally stabbed outside the Mission Services building on James Street North on Aug. 8, 2021.
According to Serieaux, Sim had assaulted him earlier that morning — fracturing his skull and leaving him bleeding profusely.
The Crown, however, said that Serieaux did not call the police, nor was he covered in blood later that day when he returned to confront Sim.
Instead, the Crown probed Serieaux over a possible conversation he was witnessed to have been having in the moments that followed Sim’s fatal stabbing.
“Talking aloud to God, and God promised you the victim would not die?” the prosecutor asked, to which Serieaux agreed — adding that he was “the second coming of Christ.”
The entire trial has played out similarly, marred by delays and bizarre statements from the accused, all of which Sim’s family says has had a tremendous negative impact on their lives.
“It’s ridiculous. They’ve got to do something to get it over with,” Connie Mackenzie, Sim’s great-aunt, said. “It’s killing my sister and her daughter. That was their son and grandson. It’s terrible, and he was a loving child.”
Wednesday’s trial marked the close of the evidentiary stage of the case.
On Thursday, the lawyers will make their final summations and Serieaux will be allowed to make a summation as a self-represented accused.