Closing arguments to be heard in Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer
CTV
Lawyers are expected to give closing arguments today in the trial of a Winnipeg man who has admitted to killing four women.
Lawyers are expected to give closing arguments today in the trial of a Winnipeg man who has admitted to killing four women.
Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the 2022 slayings.
His lawyers admit he killed the women but say Skibicki should be found not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
Crown prosecutors say the killings were racially motivated and Skibicki preyed on the Indigenous women at homeless shelters.
The month-long trial has heard graphic details of how Skibicki assaulted the women, strangled or drowned them and disposed of their bodies in garbage bins in his neighbourhood.
A forensic psychiatrist testified for the defence that Skibicki was suffering from schizophrenia, while a court-appointed expert said Skibicki didn't have a major mental health disorder.
Dr. Gary Chaimowitz, called by the Crown, said he believes Skibicki was driven to kill the women because of his perverse sexual interests and knew what he was doing was wrong
