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That same witness, whose identity is shielded by a publication ban, took the stand at Aikman’s one-day trial this week but repeatedly told court he had no idea who Aikman was. During proceedings, while on the stand, the witness shared glances and laughs with Aikman.

Crown prosecutor Mike Boyce told Ontario Court Justice Vince Clifford that much of the Crown’s case would depend on the testimony of the witness.

The witness agreed to be sworn on the stand, took an oath on the Quran to tell the whole truth, but deviated from previous statements he gave police.

Though the witness refused to continue his testimony in Mohamed and Borozan’s trial, and was charged with contempt for that, he did identify “Boz” as one of the men involved in the plot while on the stand in Aikman’s trial.

The witness told the court that he was high the night of the homicide and doesn’t remember giving statements to police.

“To be honest with you, I don’t want to remember,” he said. “I want to move on with this. This is bull—-.”

When Boyce asked if reading his previous statements to police would help refresh his memory, the witness refused to even look at them.

“This guy’s irritating me,” the witness said of Boyce to the judge. “I don’t like you. I’m not doing you any f—— favours. You’re a f—— goof. You’re trying to f— me up,” the witness said while on the stand.

“I wanna get up and punch him in the face. I wanna f— this guy up.”

Clifford urged the witness to take a couple of breaths. When Boyce asked that the witness be excused so that he could bring an application, the witness said: “If you think you’re going to f—— charge me, you got another thing coming.