FREDERICTON - The doctor who performed autopsies on an elderly New Brunswick couple found murdered in their home says 74-year-old Fred Fulton appears to have put up a fight before he was decapitated.
Dr. Ken Obenson says mutiple wounds were found on both Fulton's body and that of his 70-year-old wife, Verna Decarie, that were made with a sharp instrument, although he could not say exactly what kind of object was used for the killing.
Obenson was testifying at the first-degree murder trial of Gregory Despres who is charged with killing Fulton and Decarie in their Minto, N.B., home in April, 2005.
Despres is a former neighbour.
A dagger was found on the floor of the couple's home and a number of items were confiscated from Despres, including a handmade sword and a chainsaw.
Obenson says Decarie died as a result of massive blood loss from 30 wounds to her body. He says neck wounds and the decapitation killed Fulton, but he also had defensive wounds on his hands and feet.
