Trial begins for Winnipeg man accused of killing 3-year-old boy

Daniel Jensen charged with 2nd-degree murder in the 2019 death of Hunter Straight-Smith

By: CBC News Posted: 6:38 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 13, 2021

The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of fatally stabbing a three-year-old boy in 2019 is set to begin Monday morning.

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The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of fatally stabbing a three-year-old boy in 2019 is set to begin Monday morning.

Daniel Jensen is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Hunter Straight-Smith.

The toddler was stabbed multiple times while sleeping in his Pritchard Avenue home on Oct. 30, 2019. He was rushed to hospital and taken off life-support three days later.

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Hunter Straight-Smith, 3, was slain in October 2019. — SUPPLIED Hunter Straight-Smith, 3, was slain in October 2019.

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