Jurors will soon decide the fate of a Kelowna man who is accused of killing his roommate.
Both Crown and defence have called all their evidence and closing submissions are expected to get underway next week.
Warren Welters, 51, was found face down on his bed with four hammer blows to the back of his head June 2015 in a second-floor suite at a Bernard Avenue home.
His room-mate, Daniel Garth Ruff, is charged with second-degree murder and Crown council Colin Forsyth has presented evidence to show that Welters was killed while in bed. Jurors have been given blood spatter evidence, friends have testified about the relationship and police have recounted the night of the crime and their interactions with Ruff.
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