It was an emotional day in court for friends and family of Nova Scotia rapper Pat Stay, as they heard details about the night he was stabbed to death at a Halifax bar.
The Crown called its witness Wednesday in the second-degree murder trial for Adam Joseph Drake.
Sgt. Perry Astephen of Halifax Regional Police told the jury how police responded to the call of a man down on Sept. 4, 2022.
He said when officers arrived at the Yacht Club Social on Lower Water Street, the area was swarming with clubgoers.
He testified that about 100 people were milling around Stay, who was lying on the ground by two officers.
Sobs could be heard in the gallery from Stay’s wife Malyssa as Astephen described the scene.
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He said there was blood on the roadway in a trail leading to the entrance of the club, and that when he went inside …