Doug McCallum香蕉视频直播檚 defence began its case Wednesday morning (Nov. 2) in Surrey provincial court with a declaration that Crown香蕉视频直播檚 evidence falls 香蕉视频直播渕arkedly short香蕉视频直播� of the criminal standard of proof for a public mischief charge.

Lawyer Eric Gottardi said evidence tendered by the defence will show McCallum香蕉视频直播檚 foot was 香蕉视频直播渋n fact香蕉视频直播� run over by Deborah Johnstone香蕉视频直播檚 tire on Sept. 4, 2021.

The former Surrey mayor is charged with one count of public mischief, stemming from an encounter on Sept. 4, 2021 between himself and a group of volunteers that was gathering petition signatures outside the South Point Save-On-Foods store in South Surrey for a referendum on the policing transition. He is accused of misleading police.

The first of two expert witnesses the defence called Wednesday was Dennis Chimich, a biomechanical engineer and expert in injury causation.

Chimich told the court Johnstone香蕉视频直播檚 Mustang was moving slowly through the parking lot and he determined there was a mass of 413 kilograms over her right rear wheel. He submitted a report on the matter on Oct. 17, 2022, the court heard.

Chimich testified the vehicle 香蕉视频直播渞olled over香蕉视频直播� his foot while McCallum was 香蕉视频直播渞elatively香蕉视频直播� standing still and that feet can be run over by vehicle tires resulting in no fractures.

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He brought out a skeleton foot model in court as a visual aid.

They discussed a journal called 香蕉视频直播淔oot and Ankle International,香蕉视频直播� which drew some chuckles from the gallery.

During cross examination, Chimich told special prosecutor Richard Fowler that he did not calculate horizontal acceleration but 香蕉视频直播渦sed mass as my guide香蕉视频直播� for vertical force. He did not know the state of the tire香蕉视频直播檚 inflation, he said. Nor did he examine McCallum香蕉视频直播檚 footware.

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Fowler asked him what minimal force is required to cause visible injuries on a foot inside a sock and shoe.

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The defence香蕉视频直播檚 next expert witness, Bradley Heinrichs, is a mechanical engineer and expert in accident reconstruction and video analysis.

A frame-by-frame review of CCTV footage from the grocery store shows McCallum香蕉视频直播檚 arm 香蕉视频直播渏erk back香蕉视频直播� as the tire passes, Heinrich noted. He said he went to the scene and used a laser scanner to create a 3-D scan of the parking lot, which was shown in court.

Heinrichs said the video was not capable of telling him if there was a limp or change in McCallum香蕉视频直播檚 gait after the incident.

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A third witness for the defence, radiologist Dr. Hamed Basseri, works at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock. He testified he found no X-ray evidence of a fracture in McCallum香蕉视频直播檚 left foot but found 香蕉视频直播渕oderate香蕉视频直播� soft-tissue swelling on the outside of the foot 香蕉视频直播渢oward the small toe.香蕉视频直播�

During cross-examination, Basseri told Fowler he never physically observed McCallum香蕉视频直播檚 foot and did not observe any X-ray of the right foot. He told the court he was not able to say if there was swelling on the day before or earlier.

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The trial continues on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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