The defence in the Douglas Hales murder trial put forward the theory this morning that Daleen Bosse may have died from a combination of alcohol poisoning and prescription drugs.
Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of the 25-year-old woman from the Onion Lake Cree Nation.
At the request of the defence, Justice Albright has obtained Bosse’s medical records and will take the weekend to review them.
Court has already heard Bosse was on anti-depressant medication and was at times drinking heavily at the time of her disappearance in May 2004.
She had experienced some emotional distress after losing a child due to miscarriage in February of that year.
In the afternoon, court heard from a witness that Bosse was ejected from a Saskatoon bar for intoxication around the time of her disappearance.
Jacklyn Clarke was a waitress at Jax nightclub in May 2004.
She testified Bosse was kicked out of the bar but later returned and was let back in.
Clarke also said Hales was working the front door on the night in question.
She said Hales returned to work the following day with a slightly changed appearance with his hair darkened and glasses off.
The Saskatoon trial resumes Monday.