Pat Keep’s killer was convicted of second-degree homicide by a Nova Scotia jury after a five-week trial and fewer than a day of deliberation.

Adam Drake was convicted of second-degree homicide Tuesday (June 18) within the stabbing demise of Pat Keep, a revered determine within the battle rap world, following a swift jury choice within the Nova Scotia Supreme Courtroom.

The 12-person jury reached its verdict in lower than a day, CBA Information studies. The five-week trial centered across the deadly stabbing of the 36-year-old rapper and father of two on the Yacht Membership Social in Halifax on September 4, 2022.

Drake, who was initially charged with first-degree homicide, confronted a downgraded cost earlier than the trial started. Prosecutors leaned closely on surveillance footage from contained in the nightclub. Though the stabbing wasn’t captured on digicam, the Crown argued {that a} strategy of elimination left Drake as the one potential assailant.

The protection countered that the video lacked readability and failed to indicate the precise assault, urging jurors to acquit.

Drake selected to not testify or current any proof in his personal protection.

Pat Keep’s Companion Speaks After The Verdict

The courtroom was emotionally charged all through the proceedings. After the decision, Keep’s longtime accomplice, Malyssa Burns, informed reporters that the trial was “The toughest 5 weeks of my life.”

She added that whereas the decision couldn’t convey closure to Pat’s demise, “at the least we are able to transfer ahead with figuring out that his assassin’s in jail.”

A conviction for second-degree homicide in Canada carries a compulsory life sentence. The choose will decide parole eligibility, which may vary from 10 to 25 years.

Drake is already serving a life sentence for the 2016 “execution-style” killing of Tyler Keizer. That prior conviction was not disclosed to the jury to protect the integrity of the trial and was solely made public after Tuesday’s verdict.

Sentencing for Drake is anticipated within the coming weeks.

The battle rap scene responded with an outpouring of tributes to Keep, whose lyrical talent and stage presence earned him worldwide acclaim.

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