Autopsy found that Triffie Wadman bled to death from bullet wounds

Triffie Wadmanbled to deathafter a single gunshot penetrated her arm and lung, according to the chief medical examiner for Newfoundland and Labrador.

Simon Avis testified Tuesday morning at Supreme Court in St. John's,as the first-degree murder trial for Trevor Pardy entered its 14thday.

• Trevor Pardy completed gun safety training, jury told

Pardy, 38, is accused of shootingWadman, 30, after an argument on Boggy Hall Place in St. John's in the early hours ofOct. 1, 2011.

Avis told the court he examinedWadman'sbody two days after the shooting, and said she had twogunshot wounds as well asabrasions on her buttocks from being dragged on the pavement.

Some members ofWadman'sfamily left court Tuesday when jurors were givenphotographs of the autopsy, showing entrance wounds onher left arm and left chest, and an exit wound in herback.

No muzzle burn on arm wound

Avis testified there was no muzzle burn on the arm wound, which indicated the bullet had been fired from a distance.

The jury earlier heard evidence thatPardyhad told police on the night of the shooting thatWadmanhad tried to grab the gun, and it went off accidentally.

Avis testified the same bullet penetratedWadman'schest, fracturing ribs and slicing through the upper lobe of her lung, before coming out through her back.

He saidWadman'sarm would have been held upfor the bullet to follow that path.

He told jurors there was not much blood left in her body at the time of her death, and that while there was alcohol, it was not over the legal limit for driving.

Avis said the bullet tore blood vessels, and Wadman bled to death.

He could not say how long it took her to die, but concluded that if she had received medical treatment right away, she may have survived.

Jurors were told in previous testimony that it took about 30minutes to get Wadman to hospital because Pardy would not put down his gun to allow police or paramedics to recover the body.

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