Accused killer admits at Tim Bosma murder trial to abusing his girlfriend
Posted May 18, 2016 01:07:12 PM.
Last Updated May 19, 2016 07:42:57 AM.
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HAMILTON – One of Tim Bosma’s accused killers admitted on the stand Wednesday to abusing his girlfriend as the lawyer for his co-accused continued to delve into his character.
Mark Smich, on the third day of cross-examination from Dellen Millard’s lawyer in a Hamilton court, said he physically abused his girlfriend once, but could not recall the details of the incident.
Smich and Millard have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Bosma, who vanished on May 6, 2013, after taking two strangers for a test drive in his truck.
Millard’s lawyer, Nadir Sachak, also reviewed Smich’s extensive criminal record, which includes seven convictions.
Smich told court a graffiti charge in 2012 was an artistic expression and part of his involvement in hip-hop culture.
Smich said he sprayed his nickname “Say10” — a reference to Satan he says Millard gave him — on a highway overpass in Oakville, Ont.
