Toront cops who spoke to Umar Zameer testify at trial

Umar Zameer, left to right, defence lawyers Alexandra Heine, Nader Hasan, Crown attorney Karen Simone are shown in this courtroom sketch as Justice Anne Molloy and jury members look on in Toronto on Thursday, March 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra NewbouldTORONTO - Two police officers who spoke to a man accused of running over a constable say he told them at the scene of the incident that he didn't know the people who had approached his car were police.

Crown prosecutors allege Zameer chose to make a series of manoeuvres with his car while officers were nearby, causing Northrup's death. The defence says the incident was a tragic accident, and Zameer and his family believed they were being attacked. D'Souza, who arrived at the scene after Zameer had been arrested, says Zameer told him a man and woman were banging the windows and door of his car so he was scared and trying to get away.

Zameer replied that he didn't know at the time that the people were officers, Pais said. The officer said he showed Zameer blood on the car and said something like, “that's my partner you just ran over.” Court has previously heard that Pais and his partner, Det. Const. Antonio Correa, each gave a statement to police on July 2 and wrote their notes on the incident more than a month later, on Aug. 4. They also did a walkthrough of the garage together on July 20 to refresh their memories, they testified.

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