Erick Buhr testifying in his own defense at second-degree murder trial [Video]

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Erick Buhr, the man on trial for second-degree murder in the death of his grandmother Viola Erb, took the stand Thursday to testify in his own defense.

In his opening statement to the jury, defense lawyer Bruce Ritter said: “Mr. Buhr, I will be submitting to you, was wrongly accused of the crime of murder.”

Ritter also told the jury that, at the end of the trial, he would be asking them to return a verdict of not guilty.

On Sept. 24, 2022, Viola Erb was found badly injured in the kitchen of her home near Baden, Ont. She died shortly after the arrival of first responders.

Buhr, who is now 41-years-old, testified Thursday that a couple of weeks before her death he was “mutually released” from his job as the corporate parts and warranty manager at Erb Transport, …