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economist sunlsuntribune tttnnmnn judjlhjc saturday jan 14 2006 witness provides harrowing account by jeff mitchell clutching his own bullet wound to stem the bleeding a richmond hill jeweler fought desperately to save the life of a wounded employee after a botched robbery a superior court jury heard an anguished mark lash described the horror of coming facetoface with two armed bandits in his store in janu ary of 2000 and of helplessly watching as his friend and employee niv erez 23 died of gunshot wounds mr lash who sobbed openly at the trialthursday held jurors and courtroom spectators spellbound as he recalled the events of jan 16 2000 he mourned for mr erez whom he called a talented salesman who quick ly earned a trusted role at mark lash enterprises i started to run i heard a shot i looked down and realized that a bullet had gone through me mark lash jeweller nobody should ever have to go through what i went through niv especially he said weeping mr lash was testifying at the trial of joe marini who is charged with manslaughter aggravated assault rob bery and conspiracy mr marinis trial is being held in whitby because of a lack of space at the newmarket courthouse mr lash was severely injured and mr erez died ofwounds inflicted when the masked bandits opened fire after being surprised during a breakin the men fled without stealing any thing leaving more than 2 million worth of diamonds gems and jewelry in a vault the jury heard the witness said he had planned to go alone to the shop on east beaver creek drive the night of the robbery the custom jewelry business was being moved to a new location just a block away and mr lash wanted to box up paperwork and other items in his office mr erez volunteered to come along and help nothing was amiss and the alarm system showed no signs of trouble when the two men arrived around 1 130 pm mr lash testified but soon after they entered the office at the back of the shop they heard loud noises coming from the duct work overhead the left the office to investigate the ceiling came crashing down and two men in masks were in front of us mr lash said it was unbelievable the bandits attacked the two sur prised men pistol whipping them to the floor mr lash fearing he was about to be shot in the head desperately fought back biting bis assailant on the arm in hopes of making him drop his gun he leapt up and ran for a nearby dis play counter reaching for a panic button that would alert his security company i started to run he said on the stand i heard a shot i looked down and realized that a bullet had gone through me mr lash succeeded in pushing the button and retreated to another office where he called 911 he said he heard more shots from outside the office before the intruders fled through the roof clutching at his abdominal wound to stanch the profuse bleeding he found mr erez on the floor moaning he started cpr in a desperate attempt to keep the young man alive i kept breathing into him holding my wound talking to him mr lash said his words punctuated by wrench ing sobs telling him it would be ok when police and paramedics arrived mr lash was reluctant to let them through the locked front doors fearing his assailants were returning to finish him off he told the jury as emergency personnel gathered and mr lash was put on a stretcher mr- erez drew his last breath i looked back at niv mr lash said i knewit was the last time id see him the trial presided over by superior court justice robert clark continues victim was from bc the man struck and killed by an suv while walking down ninth line early wednesday has been identified tyrone james leppard 19 had no fixed address but was originally from british columbia mr- leppard was just north of bloomington road when he was struck by the northbound chevy blazer police do not know why he was on the street the driver a 43yearold stouffville woman was not hurt police are still looking for wit nesses anyone with informa tion is asked to call police 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