British soldier on trial for manslaughter at Ontario bar hears from victims co-worker – Toronto [Video]

Emily Chandler had only been working for Next Gen Digital Solutions for two months when she went on a business trip to Toronto on Aug. 28, 2023, with her boss Brett Sheffield and a few others.

Chandler, testifying at the manslaughter trial for Craig Gibson, said she, Sheffield and three other colleagues who were visiting Toronto decided to go to “Locals Only” bar on King Street after dinner and arrived around 9:20 p.m.

The co-workers had earlier gone for happy hour at a Mexican restaurant near the Westin Hotel where they were staying. Chandler said her colleagues had been drinking steadily since the afternoon though she described herself as being more restrained.

It was while they were hanging out at “Locals Only” that they met Craig Gibson, a British soldier, and his friend who were also visiting Toronto. The pair came in around 10 p.m. after the baseball game. Gibson …