A Toronto man accused of the first degree murder of his ex-wife and his daughter took the position of the witness in his defense Friday and denied having planned to kill them, saying that he had exploded that day.
“My anger exploded. I asked for my passport and Angelica showed that she had no concerns for my mother, the person who took care of her. This is the moment when my anger exploded. I was very, very crazy, ” Godfrey SIG-OD said via a Tagalog interpreter.
SIG-OD said that he planned to renew his passport with the help of his ex-wife Elvie Sig-Od, 44, and their daughter Angelica Sig-Od, 20, August 26, 2022, so that He could return to the Philippines because he realized that his wedding was finished.
When her daughter and ex-wife arrived in pension Canada and for the lawyer.
“I said to him,” Give me. Someone I know will help me. This person did not even ask for payment. I just have to buy him lunch.
Sig-Od said he did not remember the hour he had taken that day because he was unable to sleep all night. “I had problems with my passport?” How can I recover it?
He did not remember where they were driving, but remembers having said to Elvie: “It turns out that you are just after money. Everything is money, money. SIG-OD also said that he had asked Angelica if she had sent money to her mother, her grandmother to the Philippines.
The Court learned that Sig-Od’s mother was the one who helped raise Angelica until the age of nine. Elvie moved to Hong Kong while Angelica was only a young child and Sig-Od testified that Elvie had stopped sending money to support their daughter.
SIG-OD said Angelica replied, “Why should I use my money to send? She is your mother. I already told you, the only family I have is on my mother’s side. When the defense lawyer, Daniel Brodsky, asked him how it made him feel, he replied: “This is why I went crazy, because I saw that she had no problem for my mother , the one who took care of her when she was young. ”
The 49 -year -old said that he had gone to his bag to find his wallet and his mobile phone and it was there that he saw the knife. He did not remember how the car jumped the sidewalk on Bathurst Street because it was very, very crazy.
“All I know is that my anger exploded and I don’t know what happened,” he said, making a stab movement with his hand. “What I then know is that they were all lying there and they were all bloody and I said,” Why did you do that? “
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“Then I said,” Why? ” I only asked for my passport and my PR card (permanent resident) … It is the fate of people who are only after money. And then I said “you cheated on me and you were just after the money.” “”
Brodsky asked if SIG-OD had planned and deliberated the murder of his wife and daughter. Sig-Od said he hadn’t done it. He also said he had no memory of getting out of the car.
Brodsky told court that a witness testified that SIG-OD had picked up the knife and had started to come to him. He asked if he remembered that it happened.
“No, I don’t remember. What I remember is that I picked up the knife and afterwards, I threw the knife. When I saw Angelica and Elvie were lying, I caught the knife and threw it. The knife was already in my hand.
The jury has already heard that Elvie had been stabbed 14 times and Angelica was stabbed 19 times. When he asked him how many times he had stabbed them, Sig-Od replied: “I don’t remember. I was very crazy. I said, “Why did you do this to me?” “”
Brodsky asked questions about a witness who testified to seeing him on his knees, crying and distraught. “It’s true,” he replied. “This is the moment when I was referring. I said, “Why did you do this?” You have ruined everything. Is it only because of $ 3,000? How are your two lives worth? »»
SIG-OD said earlier that he came to the Philippine Canada in 2019 after his wife Elvie Sig-Od sponsored him. He said he was shocked because the couple was separated. He said that Elvie had left the Philippines to work originally in Hong Kong when their daughter was a young child.
Upon his arrival in Canada, Sid-Od testified that the couple lived in Markham with Angelica, that the mother had sponsored years earlier without the SiM-Ood. Sig-Od testified that they were sleeping in separate rooms and he went to work three days after arriving.
He said that on October 6, 2020, he fought with Elvie after receiving an SMS from a cousin saying that his mother, who sold vegetables to live in the Philippines, could not work and was short of money. When he asked if they could send money to his mother, Elvie said no.
Brodsky asked questions about another incident that day.
The jury heard that the argument had started when Angelica left a note on the refrigerator who said: “Sharing is of self”. The note insinated that SIG-OD ate everything inside the refrigerator. In a recorded declaration on video band played the court that Elvie gave the police, she told the officer that she heard Godfrey tell Angelica: “Be recognizing that your grandmother is there because if if It is not, you died a long time ago. “
He testified that he had asked Angelica to speak to Elvie to send money to her grandmother. “And then she said,” If you want to know, I only consider the family on my mother’s side. I do not consider the family on my mother’s side. This is why I said: “If it was not for your grandmother, you would have been dead for a long time because your mother did not support you when you were little because your mother did not send money . “
He denied that he threatened Angelica but admitted to having struck a table. “I said to them,” You better be careful when my mother dies. You have to be careful. You will be angry with me. “”
Sig-Od said he had then sent a message to his cousin and told him that he couldn’t send money home for his mother because Elvie did not want to give him money And that she is the head of the automatic counter.
He said that the couple had stopped talking but one day, they went to the shopping center together and he went to walk without her. When he saw her again, he noticed that she was “lip lip” with another man.
Sig-Od testified when Elvie denied for the first time that the man was something other than a friend, a few days later, he saw the two leave the gymnasium together and then put the man to a Fist fight. “After one or two hours, Elvie sent me a text. She said to me to: “Start from the house. I don’t love you anymore. Don’t wait for the police to send you back. »»
Sig-Od said that when he saw Elvie, she confirmed that she had a boyfriend. “I went crazy at that time. I almost struck her. She said, “Go try”. I took my bag and left.
He testified that he had nowhere to live and had spent a night sleeping in a metro station and another night in a park before a cousin of the Philippines found him a house of room where he could live .
Brodsky asked questions about the incident on November 20, 2020, when Elvie came to work and asked if he had signed divorce papers. The jury saw a recorded report on video band that Elvie gave the York regional police in which she said that day, he had planned to kill her and withdraw her two eyes.
“No, I didn’t do anything like it. I told him you are a whore, ”said Sig-Od.
SIG-OD who pleaded not guilty to two first degree murder leaders will be counter-examined on Monday.