The Crown sought a ruling on the voluntariness of statements made by the accused, Suthakaran, during a videotaped in-custody interview, intending to use them for cross-examination if he testified.
The defence argued the statements were involuntary due to oppressive circumstances during the interview.
The court found that despite the police's persistence and the accused's emotional state and repeated requests to end the interview, the circumstances did not amount to oppression.
The statements were deemed voluntary and admissible.
