Zachary Gaudette provoked the altercation that killed him outside a Kelowna Cactus Club, says a witness to the incident.

Tyson Attwood testified at the manslaughter trial for Cory Richard Eric Van Gilder, Tuesday explaining he was outside the Banks Road restaurant with friends Feb. 17, 2016 when an 香蕉视频直播渁ngry man香蕉视频直播� approached, spewing obscenities.

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Attwood told jurors that Gaudette had stripped off his outer layer of clothing before approaching the crowd to pick a fight.

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Then, Attwood told jurors, Van Gilder emerged from the crowd and got into the space between the crowd and Gaudette.

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There were no words said and then Van Gilder struck.

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Attwood said that Gaudette香蕉视频直播檚香蕉视频直播檚 reaction is what surprised him most about the altercation.

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Another one of his friends took Gaudette香蕉视频直播檚 pulse, one more ran to call an ambulance and Attwood went to go get his clothes that he香蕉视频直播檇 left behind when he first approached the group.

Gaudette was taken to hospital in serious condition and succumbed to his injuries two days later.

The jury trial is scheduled for nine days and started on Monday.

kmichaels@kelownacapnews.com
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