Accused murderer ‘scared’ prior to fatal Banff stabbing, court hears [Video]

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Legal defence for a man charged with killing a Banff resident at a nightclub in 2022 argues the key issue for a court jury to consider is the accused’s state of mind at the time of the incident.

John-Christopher Arrizza, 23, is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Ethan Enns-Goneau, 26. His criminal trial began last week in Calgary Court of King’s Bench.

Enns-Goneau was killed outside the Dancing Sasquatch washroom in the early morning hours of Aug. 5, 2022. CCTV footage played in court shows Arrizza stabbing Enns-Goneau three times – twice to the chest and once to the abdomen, after being forcefully pushed outside the nightclub washroom and into a basement hallway with his back turned and pants down.

That evening, Arrizza told police he was attacked inside …