After hearing from just two witnesses, the Crown has finished calling evidence in their case against a former Ottawa firefighter accused of assaulting and choking a non-binary colleague, and their captain who's accused of trying to prevent the complainant from reporting the incident.
Following a brief re-examination, Crown attorney Siobhain Wetscher told the court they no longer plan to call the two witnesses left on their list: Scott Grakist, the Ottawa Fire Services platoon chief who first heard Weaver's complaint, and Deputy Chief David Matschke, who conducted the internal OFS investigation.That leaves the defence to decide whether they plan to call more evidence or rest their case as well, presenting the possibility the criminal trial could wrap up Thursday.
Wright prepared the station for Weaver's arrival that July by having extra lockers installed in the female dorm and moving a desk to make more room. He frequently checked in on Weaver to see if they needed anything, Clarke said.
"I don't remember feeling like I had a decision. I did what the captain said and I got on the truck," Weaver said. Weaver has testified that in that moment they feared Wright, who had closed the closet door and turned out the lights, also wanted to kill them. "He asked you if you wanted it reported up the chain and you said no," Clarke insisted. "Sweep it under the rug. That's what you wanted ... You didn't want to make this a big deal because at the end of the day, this was your dream job."
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