WARNING: This story contains graphic details of sexual assault.
Defence lawyers accused an RCMP sergeant of putting on a “show” for the jury by using the victim’s first name during testimony at the Ibrahim Ali trial on Tuesday.
During testimony, Sgt. Michael Urmson referred to the victim by her first name while recalling the moments he saw her body for the first time at Burnaby Central Park in the early hours of July 19, 2017. The 13-year-old victim’s name is protected by a publication ban. Ali is charged with first-degree murder.
In cross-examination, defence lawyer Kevin McCullough asked why Urmson didn’t call the victim
