ItSA国际影视传媒檚 taken over four years to decide who and what led to the death of Alex Norwegian.

Norwegian was found beaten and frozen to death in his vandalized car on the KSA国际影视传媒檃tlSA国际影视传媒檕deeche Reserve on Dec. 28, 2017.

On March 9, Crown prosecutor Dwayne Praught and defence lawyer Alan Regel addressed the jury for the final time in YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 Supreme Court.

In his closing statement, Praught reiterated the CrownSA国际影视传媒檚 version of events surrounding the death of Norwegian, 25.

According to the Crown, Sasha Cayen, Tyler Cayen, and James Thomas were drinking and smoking crack at ThomasSA国际影视传媒檚 home. Levi Cayen showed up later with a SA国际影视传媒淭exas mickeySA国际影视传媒� of vodka.

Thomas suggested they rob Norwegian, who had sold crack to Sasha earlier that night.

Under the ruse of buying more crack, Sasha lured Norwegian to meet and SA国际影视传媒渆nsure he remained at the portage isolated and alone,SA国际影视传媒� said Praught.

Instead, Thomas and Levi Cayen, TylerSA国际影视传媒檚 cousin, showed up SA国际影视传媒減repared for violence.SA国际影视传媒� Levi, whoSA国际影视传媒檚 on trial for first-degree murder in this case, changed into ski pants and a neck warmer, and grabbed a rope and wooden bat for the meet up.

The duo SA国际影视传媒渃ontemplated, if not anticipatedSA国际影视传媒� the nightmare that would unfold, said Praught.

SA国际影视传媒淥ne does not rob a crack dealer in the middle of the night without anticipating violence,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

Cayen and Thomas took a snowmobile and when they arrived to meet Norwegian, they locked the gate to the portage SA国际影视传媒� the only exit and entrance to Sandy Creek Road.

They tied a rope around NorwegianSA国际影视传媒檚 neck, took his phone and jacket and smashed the windows of his car.

The temperature dipped to -32 C with the windchill.

The medical examiner found Norwegian died from hypothermia but the beating left him disoriented.

Then duo carried his bloodied body back to his car, then SA国际影视传媒渨atched him drive feebly into the snowbank and left.SA国际影视传媒�

Afterward, they spent hours searching for NorwegianSA国际影视传媒檚 stash, which was never found.

SA国际影视传媒淗e (Norwegian) was incapable of removing himself from that lethal condition,SA国际影视传媒� said Praught. SA国际影视传媒淎nd Mr. (Levi) Cayen knew it and made a choice and left.SA国际影视传媒�

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Cayen was in a SA国际影视传媒渧ery dark placeSA国际影视传媒� when he met up with the crew, according to Praught.

The prosecutor showed the jury again long-winded texts from Cayen to his then-girlfriend where he accused her of cheating and threatened to kill himself.

But ultimately: SA国际影视传媒淚t doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 matter why, itSA国际影视传媒檚 what he did.SA国际影视传媒�

The Crown then countered some mitigating evidence raised by the defence, including the phone call Cayen made to after the fact to alert them to NorwegianSA国际影视传媒檚 location.

SA国际影视传媒淗e didnSA国际影视传媒檛 give them many details, he hung up quickly,SA国际影视传媒� said Praught.

The Crown said the treated Cayen fairly in custody, and fed him pizza and water.

SA国际影视传媒淢r. Cayen was a willing and maybe even an enthusiastic participant in the robbery of Mr. Norwegian,SA国际影视传媒� said Praught.

The robbery was premeditated and the outcome was inevitable, according to the prosecutor.

SA国际影视传媒淭hereSA国际影视传媒檚 no reasonable doubt that Levi Cayen murdered Alex Norwegian,SA国际影视传媒� Praught said.

After a break for lunch, the jury returned to the courtroom to hear the defenceSA国际影视传媒檚 closing arguments.

Regel, CayenSA国际影视传媒檚 lawyer, explained that the were well-resourced and had vast power.

SA国际影视传媒淚n contrast, all Levi (Cayen) has is me,SA国际影视传媒� said Regel.

He acknowledged Cayen was guilty of robbery SA国际影视传媒� as per his plea SA国际影视传媒� but, SA国际影视传媒淟evi was not involved in a homicide.SA国际影视传媒�

Regel said the SA国际影视传媒檚 Major Crime Unit did not investigate other alternative suspects and did not recognize their own bias.

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Regel described the CrownSA国际影视传媒檚 case as SA国际影视传媒渋ncomplete, imprecise, half-baked, (and) speculative.SA国际影视传媒�

Cayen being suicidal didnSA国际影视传媒檛 mean he was homicidal that night, said Regel.

He said the CrownSA国际影视传媒檚 case focused heavily on SA国际影视传媒渁greed factsSA国际影视传媒� SA国际影视传媒� like the robbery, which Cayen already plead guilty to.

The defence lawyer poked doubt in the CrownSA国际影视传媒檚 evidence, including timelines, glass that was found under NorwegianSA国际影视传媒檚 body and the amount of blood from his injuries.

SA国际影视传媒淚t might be that nobody knows exactly what happened,SA国际影视传媒� said Regel, but SA国际影视传媒渢here is no justice for Alex by simply pinning something on someone if they didnSA国际影视传媒檛 do it.SA国际影视传媒�

After the four-week trial, CayenSA国际影视传媒檚 fate is now in the jurySA国际影视传媒檚 hands.

Justice Shannon Smallwood was scheduled to give her instructions to the jury on the morning of March 10, and deliberations were expected to start that afternoon.