R. v. Blake Leggette s. 235 Agreed Statement of Facts In January of 2014 Blake Leggette and Victoria Henneberry, a couple, moved to Halifax. They had arranged to sublet a room in an apartment that was leased by Loretta Saunders. Ms. Saunders was a student attending Saint Mary?s University. She had placed an ad on kijiji to sublet a room. Shortly after Mr. Leggette and Ms. Henneberry moved into the apartment on Cowie Hill Road landlord/tenancy issues arose. Also Mr. Leggette and Ms. Henneberry were having financial difficulties and wanted to leave Halifax. Mr. Leggette planned to kill Ms. Saunders, take her car and leave the province. On Feb 13, 2014 at approximately 11:00 am Loretta Saunders went to her apartment on Cowie Hill Road to collect rent from Blake Leggette and Victoria Henneberry. Ms. Saunders sat on the couch in the living room area while waiting for her rent. Mr. Leggette and Ms. Henneberry did not have the money. Mr. Leggette came up behind Ms. Saunders, grabbed her by the throat and choked her. Ms. Saunders struggled and the two ended up on the floor in the adjacent dining room. Mr. Leggette tried to strangle or suffocate Ms. Saunders with a plastic bag but Ms. Saunders was able to tear the bag. Mr. Leggette placed three different plastic bags over her head but she managed to tear through each. Mr. Leggette then hit Ms. Saunders? head on the flow twice and she stopped moving. He then wrapped her head in saran wrap. He placed her in a hockey bag and tidied up. He and Ms. Henneberry left the apartment to return a computer to a store to get some cash. They then returned to the apartment. Mr. Leggette carried Ms. Saunders, in the hockey bag, onto the elevator and out the front door, placing Ms. Saunders in the trunk of Ms. Saunders? car. Ms. Henneberry and Mr. Leggette packed some belongings into the car and left Halifax, stopping along the way to purchase food and other supplies. These purchases were made with Ms. Saunders? bank card. When Mr. Leggette and Ms. Henneberry reached Salisbury N.B. they stopped on the side ofthe highway and left Ms. Saunders? body, still in the hockey bag, in a tread area in the median. It was snowing at the time. Mr. Leggette and Ms. Henneberry continued on to Harrow Ontario where they stayed with a friend. They were arrested there on Feb 18, in Ms. Saunders? car, with her id, phone and bank card. All of Which is Agreed This 22 day oprril, 2015 Terry Sheppa Blake Leggette Counsel for Mr. Legge te axis/Mo? ?gee; Christine Driscoll Senior Crown Counsel ean McCa rroli Crown Attorney