The jury trial began last week for Aubrey Wadford, arrested in October 2014 for allegedly murdering his former girlfriend while their baby daughter slept in the next room.
Angela Laskey was found stabbed to death in her apartment after law enforcement responded to a domestic disturbance call. Wadford had been living at Laskey’s Santa Barbara apartment to help care for their two-year-old child, but both attorneys and witnesses described their relationship as extremely tumultuous .
The week in court consisted of opening statements made by Deputy District Attorney Hannah Lucy and Deputy Public Defender Mindi Boulet, as well as a host of witnesses called by the prosecution.