Thank you for everyone's attendance. My questions in the three minutes will be directed to you, Deputy Commissioner.
I know that we don't want to talk a lot about the video. I appreciate from a legal perspective why we are perhaps approaching dangerous territory, but I'm not getting into the evidence per se or the ability of the Crown to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt. I'm taking a look at the video at face value.
There is an unknown quotient here—whether the victim was alive or already dead before this particular accused chose to cut off his hands and feet. If he were alive, it would open up the possibility of attempted murder charges. If the actions of the accused caused the death of the victim, with him in essence bleeding out, we'd be looking at murder charges under the Criminal Code. If the person were already dead and then the dismemberment took place, we'd be looking at a section 182 offence regarding an indignity committed against a dead body.
Are these potentially some of the issues? I'm not asking for a positive confirmation, but rather an acknowledgement that what I just described to you could potentially be live issues in regard to a police investigation.