Okanagan man accused of killing his ex-wife delivers closing arguments to jury
The second-degree murder trial of Vitali Stefanski is nearing its conclusion in B.C. I am not guilty,” Stefanski told the jury.Security video presented during the trial showed the former couple speaking at the top of Tatjana Stefanski’s driveway in Lumby before prosecutors allege Stefanski forced her into his vehicle and drove away. Stefanski testified that his ex-wife stabbed herself.Stefanski took well over an hour for his closing arguments.He spoke quickly, rejecting a lot of the evidence presented by Crown, including the RCMP’s testimony that he confessed to the murder when he came across police on the forest service road.
- ▪The second-degree murder trial of Vitali Stefanski is nearing its conclusion in B.C.
- ▪I am not guilty,” Stefanski told the jury.Security video presented during the trial showed the former couple speaking at the top of Tatjana Stefanski’s driveway in Lumby before prosecutors allege Stefanski forced her into his vehicle and dr
- ▪Stefanski testified that his ex-wife stabbed herself.Stefanski took well over an hour for his closing arguments.He spoke quickly, rejecting a lot of the evidence presented by Crown, including the RCMP’s testimony that he confessed to the mu
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The second-degree murder trial of Vitali Stefanski is nearing its conclusion in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops. Closing arguments wrapped up Thursday and were followed by the judge’s final instructions to the jury ahead of deliberations.Stefanski is accused of killing his ex-wife Tatjana Stefanski, whose body was found on April 14, 2024, down a steep embankment off a forest service road in the North Okanagan, one day after being reported missing.Stefanski delivered his own closing arguments to the jury after he took conduct on his own defence mid-trial.“My arguments to you that I am not guilty I will present today and you should believe me.
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