In closing arguments, James Lee Busch’s lawyer argues there is insufficient evidence to conclude Busch was involved in the unlawful confinement or murder of Martin Payne
A B.C. Supreme Court jury is sequestered and deliberating whether James Lee Busch — one of two inmates who escaped from William Head Institution — is guilty of the first-degree murder of a Metchosin man three years ago.
Drury said the forensic evidence against Busch is minimal, but there is a “substantial and overwhelming body of evidence” against Armitage that points to his guilt. None of Busch’s fingerprints were found on the alleged weapons. The New Balance shoes he was wearing “are virtually bloodless,” compared to the blood-covered Asics worn by Armitage, Drury said.The jury has heard that Payne died from multiple sharp and blunt force injuries. Payne was stabbed in the neck with a bowie knife and sustained a wound so deep it severed the arteries on both sides of his neck and injured his trachea and his cervical spine. The wound was fatal.
Payne left his house for work the next morning around 6:20 a.m. By 6:57 a.m., his computer was being used to search for stories about the escape. Armitage used Payne’s phone to call a private water taxi service. He also called two friends asking for help, some money and a ride, but neither wanted to become involved.
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