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Partially dug-up body was left exposed overnight: trial First-degree murder trial continues before jury in Superior Court By USA CARTWRIGHT The Champion Event though the OPP had a search warrant for a Derry Road property on February 6, 1998, investigators didn't start digging for the remains of Stephen Andreopoulos until seven days later, court heard Monday. Mr. Andreopoulos, 36, was last seen alive on JuIy 2, 1996 with for- mer Milton resident David Fiorino. Mr. Fionino, 27, of Brampton is charged witb bis murder. Each of the four police witnesses called by Crown Brian O'Marra as the trial continued in Superior Court in Milton sbowed the jury the careful planning police did before digging. OPP Det. Staff Sgt. Kenncth McDonald told the court officers apent the days leading up to the digging marking the 14 potential burial sites and arranging aIl the details. On the moming of February 13, officers pushed a stick through the ground and pullcd it back up. Tbis waa done to shlow the cadaver dogs 10 sniff tbe ares, ssîd Constable Tom Doberty of Halton Regional Police. Wben ssked by defense lswyer Robert Nuttali, Constable Doberty ssid bie didn't know wbether it ws donc at site 10 - the place where thie remnains of Mr. Andreopoulos were found. During the excavation of that site, the dogs started to gel excited and Uic officers could smell some- tbung, Constable Dobcrty testificd. Lookung down the bole, Det. Staff Sgt. McDonald said hie saw a sole of a sboc, Jeans exposed Peter Osborne, now a rctircd OPP officer, said hie got unto the bole and startcd diggung until bie cxposed wbat bie thought was the brasa tab found on jeans. By that time, it was getting dark and thcy stoppcd. "We wantcd to take Uic body out of Uic ground and we wantcd to do it rigbt" Det. Staff Sgt. McDonald said. On Fcbruary 18, Constable Doberty and anotber officer rctumcd 10 Uic site and started sift- ing througb Uic dirt Uiat bad cov- ered Mr. Andreopoulos' body. The officers found Uic strap for a watch that bclonged 10 tic Barre- ares victim. Whcn asked by Mr. Nuttail, Constable Doherty didn't know whether the tarp was covered. So the dirt was sittung on the tsrp from February 13 to February 18, exposed to the elemnents, Mr. Nuttali commented. During his cross examunstion, Mr' Nuttali ssked the witnesses simnilar questions. He asked the officers why they choose 10 leave the remains exposed ovemight. "In part of Uic careful considera- tion, did anybody think to bring hcavy duty Iighta in case the body was found toward the enïd of tbe day," hie asked Det. Staff Sgt. McDonald. By tbinldng of Iighting, Uic offi- cers could bave brougbt tbe body up tbe sanie nigbt, avoiding poten- Uial exposure, bie said. "Would it bave been better 10 continue once tbe body was exposcd and continued witbout interription?' "Ycs sir," Mr. Osbomne respond- ed. 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