New Brunswick politician testifies at Dennis Oland’s murder trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick politician who may have caught a fleeting glimpse of Richard Oland’s killer on July 6, 2011, has told a court there’s little he recalls from the night of the murder.
“I’ve racked my brains the last couple of months,” Liberal politician Gerry Lowe told Dennis Oland’s murder trial on Tuesday. “I’ve thought and thought … It has been so long. Eight years is a long time.”
Lowe, who represents Saint John Harbour in the New Brunswick legislature, was the first witness for the defence as Dennis Oland’s trial moves into its final stages. Dennis Oland, 51, is charged with the second-degree murder of his wealthy businessman father, Richard, in his uptown Saint John office.
Directly across the street from the building where Oland’s office is located is Thandi’s restaurant. Lowe told the court he probably visits the eating establishment “300 or 400 times a year.”