Nicholas Rasberry trial sees officers testify, video of bloody scene

Two police officers who were among the first to arrive at the bloody scene inside an Auburn Bay home in May 2013 testified Wednesday at the murder trial of Nicholas Rasberry.

He is accused of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Craig Kelloway, a new neighbour that court heard had been drinking and socializing with Rasberry and his wife at their home hours before being killed.

Const. Cody Bell and Const. Francis Zinn arrived at Rasberry's home after he called 911 to say he stabbed Kelloway.

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The officers' testimony came as part of voir-dire hearing in the judge-only trial and hasn't yet been deemed admissible by the judge.

The court heard paramedics and firefighters were already on scene and directed the officers to Rasberry, who was inside the house.

The officers testified that Rasberry was clearly distraught, but co-operative, as he was taken into custody and out to the police vehicle.

In a frantic 911 call played earlier in the trial,Rasberrytold the 911 operatorKellowaytried to have sex with him prior to the stabbing.

One of the officers went up to the master bedroom where he found Rasberry's wife in a deep sleep.He woke her up and she got dressed and came down to the police stationas well.

The officers testified that Rasberry told them he was defending himself from the alleged sexual assault attempt and even tried to resuscitate Kelloway after stabbing him.

Const. Bell testified he heard the accused say: "I got attacked.This sucks."

A 30-minute forensic video recorded by police was also played to the courtroom on Wednesday, depicting the interior and exterior of the home.

Rasberry averted his gaze during most of the video, which included graphic footage of the victim's blood-covered body on a gurney in the back of an ambulance.

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The half-filled courtroom was completely silent as the video played.

Inside the home, the video revealed blood stains in the kitchen on the floor and a countertop. It also showed a knife on a kitchen counter that was bent and bloodstained.There was also blood in the living room, including a pool of blood on the livingroom floor.

A blood-stain pattern analyst was called as the final witness of the day and her testimony is expected to continue when the trial resumes Thursday.