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The judge said she was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Vollrath impersonated a police officer and kidnapped Suter and, while the evidence did not establish who cut off Suter’s thumb, she said Vollrath was involved in the planned abduction and aggravated assault and therefore “responsible” for the result.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 17.

Richard Suter spoke to Postmedia shortly after the he was assaulted.

During the trial, Suter, 65, testified about being forcibly taken from his Riverbend home by three men posing as police officers, then driven to an isolated area where his thumb was chopped off with pruning shears and being beaten unconscious.

Suter also told court he was informed by one of his three assailants that the attack was related to the restaurant patio killing.

Suter also testified that he identified Vollrath in a police photo lineup as being one of the trio involved in the “horrific” attack and said he was 90-per-cent sure he was one of the culprits.

Court also heard about the contents of a fanny pack found at the scene, including three pieces of Vollrath’s ID and a cellphone linked to phone records associated to a “Diamond” Vollrath, and the fact Vollrath has the word “Diamond” tattooed across his torso.

The other two attackers have never been identified.

Meanwhile, Suter was sentenced to four months in jail on Dec. 17, 2015, after earlier pleading guilty to refusing to provide a breath sample where death ensued. He was also banned from driving for 30 months following his release.