Prosecution closes case at trial of man accused of murdering Pat Stay

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury is expected to hear closing arguments beginning Thursday afternoon in the trial of Adam Drake.

Adam Drake, 34, on trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court for fatal stabbing at Halifax nightclub

Richard Cuthbertson · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2025 12:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 10

large candle with photo of a man on it surrounded by smaller tealight candles arranged on a sidewalk — A roadside memorial in memory of Pat Stay was set up on Portland Street in Dartmouth, N.S., after the battle rapper's death. (CBC)

The prosecution has closed its case in the second-degree murder trial of the 34-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing battle rapper Pat Stay at a downtown Halifax night club nearly three years ago.

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury is expected to hear closing arguments beginning Thursday afternoon in the trial of Adam Drake, after defence lawyer Michael Lacy told the court Tuesday that he would not be calling any evidence.

Crown attorney Tanya Carter said Tuesday the prosecution had finished calling evidence in the trial, which began in mid-May and has heard testimony from witnesses over multiple days.

Stay was 36 years old when he was stabbed inside the Yacht Club Social on Sept. 4, 2022. Video surveillance footage played for the jury last month shows Stay being stabbed, stumbling to the floor and then making his way out of the club before collapsing.

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Drake has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.

Once prosecutors make the final arguments, the defence will do the same on Friday. Justice Scott Norton is expected to give the jury instructions on Monday before they begin deliberating a verdict.

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