Man allegedly hit neighbour with vehicle before executing him, jury hears as trial begins [Video]

There are only two people who really know what happened on the fateful day in June 2021 when a man allegedly killed his neighbour: the one whose remains were discovered over a month later, and the one now on trial in a Winnipeg court for first-degree murder, prosecutors told the jury hearing the case Monday.

But the evidence left behind was enough to help investigators piece together the story of how they believe things played out that day, Crown attorney Bryton Moen said during his opening statement on the first day of the trial of Eric Wildman, now 38.

Wildman has pleaded not guilty to killing 40-year-old Clifford Joseph on or around June 7, 2021, in the village of Stead, Man.

It all started after a fire at Wildman’s property burned his home and several of his vehicles a month before that, which Moen said made “the temptation to turn …