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Her videotaped police interview was played for the jury — eight women, four men — and has been released to media.

“When I opened my eyes after the air bag pulled out, I don’t … I don’t remember anything before the accident because when I woke up like all I see is a … I realize I ran into a brick wall. I don’t know. Don’t ask me what happened before that ’cause it’s … my mind’s a blur.

“I pull into the parking lot and I don’t remember anything after that.”

In the videotaped interview, she complains about her injuries — mostly bruises — and says she doesn’t belong in jail and should be in hospital or at home looking after her children. She also appears confused about why she would be handcuffed for what she called an accident. She said she didn’t intend to hit anyone and said, “I’m not a killer.”

Again and again, Monette asks Denis about her relationship with El-Kassis. He said it was a pretty simple question and wanted to know how long she’d known the chip truck man.

“He’s like a stranger to me,” she said.

“You don’t know him at all. A stranger is someone who’s unknown by definition,” Monette replied.

“Oh, that’s for sure. He’s unknown,” Denis said.

The court has heard that Denis knew him so much so that they had an affair that ended badly, with her complaining to Ottawa police that he had raped her. The allegation is unfounded and not even psychiatrists called by her defence team believe she was raped.

Though Denis maintains in the interview that she doesn’t know the victim, she asks about his condition.