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Dennis Oland's second-degree murder trial: Nov. 25

The Crown is expected to call its final witness on Wednesday in the second-degree murder trial of Dennis Oland.

Expert testified Tuesday that DNA in blood found on Dennis Oland's jacket matched slain father's DNA

Dennis Oland, 47, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2011 death of his father, prominent businessman Richard Oland. (CBC)

The Crown is expected to call its final witness on Wednesday in the second-degree murder trial of Dennis Oland.

The court heard on Tuesday from a DNA expert, who said three stains found on the brown sports jacket seized from Oland'shome tested positive for blood that matched his father, Richard Oland.

Thebody of RichardOland, 69, was discoveredlying face down in a pool of blood in his Saint John investment firm office on July 7, 2011, with "hundreds" of blood-spatter stains around him.

DennisOland, 47, was the last known person to see his father alive.

The trial, which started on Sept. 16, is scheduled to run until Dec. 18, making it one of the longest criminal trials in New Brunswick history.