Toronto cop defends testimony about death of Const. Northrup [Video]

Another Toronto police officer who was in the parking lot beneath Nathan Phillips Square the night Const. Jeffrey Northrup was run over and killed gave emotional testimony about the veteran officer’s final moments, detailing a sequence of events echoing that of two officers who have taken the stand at Umar Zameer’s murder trial.

Zameer has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. His lawyer, Nader Hasan, has told the jury what happened wasn’t a crime but a “horrific, tragic accident” that occurred because the 34-year-old accountant thought he and his family were being ambushed by thugs, unaware that the plainclothes officers yelling and banging on their BMW were actually investigating a recent stabbing. His wife, who was eight months pregnant, and their two year old son were also in the car.