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Dennis Oland's second-degree murder trial coverage: Sept. 18

The prominent businessman had suffered 46 blows to his body, including six defensive wounds to his hands and 40 sharp- or blunt-force injuries to his head and neck.

Defence lawyers raised questions about the timeline of events surrounding Richard Oland's death on Thursday

The extended Oland family has stood by Dennis Oland from the beginning, maintaining his innocence. He arrived at court on Thursday accompanied by his wife Lisa (left) and his mother Connie (right).

Dennis Oland's defence team will continue its efforts to expose holes in the Crown's theory about his father's murder when the second-degree murder trial resumeson Friday.

Richard Oland, the prominent Saint John businessman, had suffered 46 blows to his body, including six defensive wounds to his hands and 40 sharp- or blunt-force injuries to his head and neck in July 2011.

The cross-examination of Maureen Adamson, Richard Oland'sformer secretary,is expected to continue this morning at 9:30 a.m.

DennisOland, 46, is the last known person to have seen his fatheralive.

CBC reporters Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon and Robert Jones will be live-blogging from the courtroom.