WINNIPEG—Jurors were told shortly before 15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s body was found in the Red River wrapped in a duvet cover and weighed down by rocks, her accused killer told an acquaintance he had recently met with the girl. Ernie DeWolfe was the first witness at the 11-day trial to suggest Raymond Cormier, 55, might have been with Tina after she was reported missing in Winnipeg and shortly before her death. The trial has already heard from witnesses who say they saw Cormier arguing with Tina the night of Aug. 6, 2014 on a street outside a mutual friend’s home. Cormier told police in a videotaped interview Tina walked away from the argument on Aug. 6, threatening to call the police because Cormier had sold her bicycle, and he never saw her again. Tina Fontaine is seen in this undated handout photo.

Source: thestar February 13, 2018 23:37 UTC