Crown closes case without calling key witness at foreign influence trial of former Mountie

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A prosecutor stunned a B.C. Supreme Court trial Wednesday with the unexpected closure of the Crown's case against a former Mountie accused of helping China to target an alleged fraudster.

Charles Hough ended the Crown's case against William Majcher without calling a friend of the accused's who had been expected to act as a key witness.