Hockey Canada Trial: Judge Downplays Crown Concerns over NHLer's Poor Memory

Returning to the witness bench, Brett Howden maintained that he "does not remember" several details.

Hockey Canada trial: Judge downplays Crown concerns over NHLer's poor memory

LONDON, ONT. — Hockey player Brett Howden didn’t return to testify at the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial as planned Wednesday, but his memory did.

'No basis' to find hockey player feigning lack of memory in sex assault trial: judge

An Ontario judge has ruled there is no basis to find that a former member of Canada's world junior hockey team was being untruthful about his lack of memory while testifying at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Prosecutors sought to cross-examine their own witness, Brett Howden, on more than a dozen parts of his testimony they said were inconsistent with his previous statements, arguing the player was feigning memory loss on …

Rick Westhead: Judge rules Howden didn’t feign memory loss at London hockey trial

Justice Maria Carroccia ruled Wednesday that while there were some inconsistences in the testimony of Brett Howden, he was not feigning a lack of memory or being insincere on Tuesday when he said he couldn’t remember details around an alleged sexual assault involving five of his former teammates on Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.

Judge rules on inconsistencies in testimony at hockey sexual assault trial

Justice Maria Carroccia ruled on Wednesday at the trial of five former NHLers accused of sexual assault that there were four instances of inconsistencies in the testimony of Brett Howden when compared with his previous statements.