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Closing submissions wrap-up in fatal Nanaimo waterfront stabbing trial
NANAIMO — A jury will soon be tasked with deciding the fate of two young men charged with manslaughter in the apparent random stabbing death of a 29-year-old developmentally challenged man on Nanaimo’s waterfront.
Day-long closing submissions were heard during the conclusion of the trial of Mark Jayden Harrison, 21, and Aiden Matthew William Bell, 20, in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Friday, Aug. 2.
Justice Robin Baird wanted the jury to have plenty of time and not feel rushed due to closing submissions happening on a Friday before a long weekend, and won’t require them to be sequestered until next week to render a verdict.
Fred Douglas Parsons, a popular 29-year-old man, was shockingly stabbed to death late on the evening of Sept. 5, 2022 at Maffeo Sutton Park while playing on the park’s playground with his girlfriend and a friend.