Discrepancies pile up in accused killer's 2nd interview with Saskatoon police

Dan Zakreski · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 06, 2025 5:02 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Accused slayer Andrew Rosenfeldt's assertion that 2 masked men burst into his flat and murdered his woman Nykera Brown began to illness 40 minutes into his 2nd interrogation with police.

Rosenfeldt claimed successful his archetypal constabulary interview, hours aft Brown died of a gunshot coiled to the head, that 2 men wearing achromatic masks and covering had breached into the couple's Avenue P South flat successful Saskatoon connected Nov. 15, 2022.

He told Sgt. Brock Lynden that the intruders changeable his 20-year-old woman and past fled. He said helium did not spot the weapon, oregon cognize wherefore they had changeable Brown.

Rosenfeldt did a 2nd interrogation with constabulary aboriginal successful the time connected Nov. 16, this clip with Det. Sgt. Rob Sampson. The video interrogation was played successful tribunal astatine his second-degree execution proceedings astatine Court of King's Bench earlier Justice Heather MacMillan-Brown.

Nykera Brown died connected Nov. 15, 2022, and Andrew Rosenfeldt successful connected proceedings for second-degree murder, accused of sidesplitting her. (Bunny Bankz/Facebook)

In the archetypal segment, Sampson challenged Rosenfeldt connected his assertion that 2 men broke into the apartment.

Sampson explained that information cameras connected the beforehand and backmost of the gathering did not amusement anyone coming oregon leaving successful the clip framework erstwhile Brown died. Police interviewed each different tenant successful the building, and nary 1 matched the description, oregon saw anyone dressed similar that.

WATCH | Rosenfeldt wavers connected location penetration story:

An hr into the interview, Sampson challenged Rosenfeldt's assertion that helium did not cognize astir the weapon constabulary discovered hidden successful a container outpouring mattress successful the apartment.

He told Rosenfeldt that different radical successful the flat that nighttime told officers that a weapon had been successful plain presumption connected the couple's bed, and that constabulary forensic experts would beryllium analyzing the weapon for DNA.

Rosenfeldt admitted helium hid the rifle.

WATCH | 'And past I hid it there': Rosenfeldt talks astir hiding the gun:

Ten minutes aft getting Rosenfeldt to marque the admittance connected hiding the gun, Sampson began pressing the 25-year-old connected the increasing fig of contradictions successful his story.

Rosenfeldt was incapable to relationship for the discrepancies.

WATCH | 'It's confusing for maine too,' serviceman says astir Rosenfeldt's story:

After 2 hours with Sampson, Rosenfeldt claimed that contempt his evolving communicative and the discrepancies successful immoderate details successful his 2 interviews, helium did not sprout Brown. He insisted that she killed herself aft the mates argued implicit her discovering aged posts connected a societal media dating tract and that she had been suicidal for immoderate time.

Further, helium added, if helium had killed her, helium said helium would person done a amended occupation cleaning up the transgression scene. At that point, Sampson referenced a bloody Champion bunnyhug recovered connected the bath floor.

Rosenfeldt claimed it was worn by Brown, and that helium lone wore a grey Hurley shirt.

WATCH | 'I did not interaction that bunnyhug,' Rosenfeldt says:

Closing arguments successful the proceedings are scheduled for Nov. 14.