When Barrie police tactical officers entered Dyrrin Daley’s Barrie home, they found a co-operative but scared man whose injured middle finger had been wrapped in a sock, court heard on Friday.
Two officers went to the Marcus Street home, in the area of Anne Street and Essa Road, to check on a car. The house was a short drive away from the William Street apartment where two bodies had been discovered earlier that day on Feb. 8, 2017.
An Allandale neighbour had spotted the car near the William Street apartment about 10 days earlier, and, believing drug transactions were taking place, took note of its licence plates.
When the two officers arrived at a Marcus Street home, they found a Honda with plates that matched the description. They also spotted what they believed to be blood in the snow on the driveway, the steps to the front door, and on the front door handle, court heard.
“We had some concern about the possible condition of the person or persons inside the house,” Barrie police Sgt. Aaron Geertsema testified on Friday at the end of the second week of the trial.
Daley, now 28, is accused of first- and second-degree murder in the February 2017 deaths of 19-year-old Nickolas Pasowisty and his 51-year-old father, James Pasowisty.
The defence maintains Daley acted in self-defence.
An ambulance and uniformed officers were called to the scene, as were three members of the Barrie police tactical unit, which was augmented by a fourth who also works with the department’s tracking dog.
The tactical officers testified that when no one answered the front door, they checked and found it was locked. They considered using a ram to enter, but decided instead to go in through the side door when they discovered it was unlocked.
“We called into the house... and announced it was police,” Const. Doug McLellan testified.
About halfway up the stairs, McLellan said he heard a voice and then saw Daley at the end of the hall with his hand wrapped.
He said Daley was calm, co-operative and “maybe scared.”
Const. John Lamont said when he arrived at the home, he saw droplets of blood and then a larger pool at the left side of the house that was partly covered in snow.
He had noted that morning that it was minus-1 Celsius and the roads, as well as the Marcus Street driveway, were covered in snow and ice.
Lamont was the last of the four to enter the house and they found Daley to be the only occupant, court heard.
Lamont said Daley was tall, wearing pants and a shirt, but was barefoot. The officer offered to get him a pair of shoes, but discovered they had blood on them, so he left them behind.
Another officer got Daley a pair of flip flops or sandals, Lamont testified.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Vanessa Christie also heard Friday from the paramedic who removed tissue and tape, along with the sock, from Daley’s hand. The paramedic cleaned and dressed the wound.
An emergency doctor also described examining and treating Daley at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH).
Dr. Jordan Shaw was concerned the cut on Daley’s hand may have severed a tendon. A CT scan also identified two spots of blood on the brain for which Daley was to be monitored, but doctors determined it required no follow-up.
The trial resumes Tuesday and is expected to continue until June 8.
