Man accused of killing fellow Leduc high school student wanted tarot cards back, court hears

A man connected proceedings for stabbing a chap student to decease successful their Leduc precocious schoolhouse schoolroom 3 years agone had wanted her to return his tarot cards, tribunal heard Monday.

Kathryn Pountney made nan comments astatine nan first-degree execution proceedings of her grandson Dylan Pountney astatine Court of King’s Bench successful Wetaskiwin, Alta.

Crown charismatic Jeff Rudiak asked her if Dylan Pountney, 21, ever talked to her astir nan victim, Jennifer Winkler.

“Just a mates of times. That he had seen her astatine school, and she has immoderate cards that he had wanted back,” said Kathryn Pountney.

“They were tarot cards” and “they were his mother’s,” she added.

“Did she not springiness nan cards back?” Rudiak asked.

“No, she didn’t.”

“Did this make Dylan angry?”

Kathryn Pountney replied, “(Dylan) said, ‘Maybe she doesn’t person them’ aliases he said ‘Maybe her begetter has them.’”

Court has heard Winkler, 17, died aft being stabbed aggregate times successful her societal studies people successful beforehand of peers and a coach astatine Christ nan King School successful Leduc, Alta., conscionable southbound of Edmonton, connected March 15, 2021.

A main aesculapian serviceman has testified Winkler died from monolithic humor nonaccomplishment from 5 wounds adjacent her cervix and shoulder.

Court has heard nan 2 were successful nan people together that greeting and, during a break, Dylan near nan schoolroom only to unreserved backmost successful and statesman slashing astatine Winkler while she was sitting astatine her desk.

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Kathryn said she dropped Dylan disconnected astatine schoolhouse that greeting and said he appeared good and did not look intoxicated.

She said he had showered and he had cologne on.

Kathryn said she had besides had meal nan nighttime earlier pinch Dylan and Dylan’s begetter and said Dylan seemed “happy.”

Kathryn said she remains adjacent to Dylan, who had dreams to subordinate nan military, and she helped his parents raise him. She said his parents separated erstwhile he was astir 13. She said he began surviving pinch his begetter and developed a temper.

The parents’ separation “bothered Dylan rather a bit,” she said, adding he didn’t enactment adjacent to his mother.

The proceedings earlier Justice Eric Macklin has been adjourned until Wednesday.