RED DEER, Alta. — The lawyer for an Alberta man accused of killing a disabled mother with a bomb disguised as a Christmas gift says there's not enough evidence to convict.
Closing arguments are being heard in the first-degree murder trial of Brian Malley.
The financial adviser is accused of killing Victoria Shachtay (SHAK'-tay), who was 23, in November 2011.
The Crown has told a jury that Malley lost all of the woman's money, was paying her out of his own pocket and wanted her dead to cut his losses.
Defence lawyer Bob Aloneissi (ah-loh-NEE'-see) says the alleged motive doesn't make sense and his client is not a criminal mastermind.
The jury is to begin deliberations on Tuesday.
