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4- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 6, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com ILLUSTRATION BY LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER George Arsoniadis (right) testifies before Justice John Sproat (left). 2007 Colours for your home Sarah St. Amand, Benjamin Moore Designer and guest expert on CityLine presents 2007 Colours for your home Couldn't we all use a bit more colour in our lives? Sarah St. Amand says yes. Sarah is a colour expert with Benjamin Moore and a guest expert on Cityttv's CityLine. She'll be visiting Painters Place June 9th to introduce the new trend colours. The four distinct styles provide a harmonious colour choice for your home. Bring your questions, and bring a friend to Painters Place 478 Dundas St. W. Oakville from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Painters Place Accused murderer said he went `bananas' after sister's death `I had to finish what I had started' By Krissie Rutherford the police, but I was acting in self defence." He testified several times that he had hit the point of no return. He said it was too late to tell George Arsoniadis says he wouldn't have the police, family or friends about what had reported his sister missing if neighbours hadn't happened. called the police because of the Goodman asked when foul stench coming from his "I was going bananas. exactly was the point of no Oakville apartment, a Milton I was going nuts. I just didn't return. court heard yesterday. "When I started to disarknow what to do. i thought This admission came out ticulate Helen," George told if I put some water on her near the end of a day-long the court. cross examination from the face, maybe she'd revive." He also testified that disCrown during George's second membering his sister's body George Arsoniadis day on the stand. "haunted" him and that he The 30-year-old is charged was "very depressed, very with second-degree murder in emotional and very upset connection to his sister's death on July 3, 2005. over it." He has pleaded not guilty and told jurors Asked why he cooked his sister's head on the Monday that he killed Helen Arsoniadis acci- stove, George said he "wanted to change the dentally in self-defence, and then cut up, boiled appearance." and disposed of parts of her body to conceal her George also told the court he bought a death. multi-purpose Jobmate tool on July 6, 2005, George was arrested July 11, 2005 after some because "I had to finish what I had started." of his 31-year-old sister's remains were found in Seventy five per cent of the body was never the 40 Old Mill Rd. penthouse apartment the found, the court already heard, and as a result siblings had just moved into. an autopsy couldn't determine a cause of death. George testified Monday that Helen was The Crown suggested since they'd just attacking him and reaching for knives, and she moved to Oakville, "this was a perfect opportudied while he was restraining her with a hand nity to get rid of Helen, since no one knew who around her neck. she was or where she was staying." Crown attorney Andrew Goodman asked why George responded that he had to move from George didn't call 911, try CPR or call for help his Etobicoke condo because the owner wanted after he noticed Helen wasn't breathing. to sell it. "You didn't run down the hallway, saying George told the court yesterday that he loved help, help?" Goodman asked. Helen and that "she had some good qualities" George told the court he didn't know CPR but that "10 per cent of the time," she had some and instead dragged his sister to the bathtub to problems. splash water on her face to try to revive her. The jury has already heard that in 2001, "I was going bananas. I was going nuts," he Helen was charged with assaulting her mother, testified. "I just didn't know what to do. I and also threatened to kill her mother and sisthought if I put some water on her face, maybe ter. she'd revive." George testified Helen often threw things at Less than an hour after that, the court has him and on one occasion, threatened to stab already heard, George went to Home Depot to him. buy a hacksaw to try to conceal the body, and to The jury also heard a more detailed account No Frills to buy Kitty Litter to cover up the of the fight between Helen and George that cost smell. Helen her life. "I just reacted, I didn't think," George said, a George told the court the fight started statement he repeated several times through- because Helen was upset about the size of the out the lengthy cross-examination. den she would be sleeping in, a living situation See Brother page 5 "I know it was wrong. 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