Another accident reconstructionist has testified that Toronto police Const. Jeffrey Northrup was on the ground when he was run over in the parking garage beneath Nathan Phillips Square, a conclusion that aligns with the findings of a previous expert and contradicts the accounts given by three police witnesses.
Barry Raftery, who is a forensic engineer, was testifying for the defence Monday in Superior Court at Umar Zameer’s trial for the first-degree murder of Northrup, 55. Zameer, a 34-year-old accountant. has pleaded not guilty and is expected to testify this week that he was trying to protect his family when he stepped on the gas of his BMW and accidentally struck and killed Northrup early July 2, 2021.
Umar Zameer, centre, arrives with his lawyers at the 361 University Ave. court in Toronto on April 2.