SaskatchewanThe boyfriend of Misha Pavelick’s former girlfriend testified Thursday at Regina’s Court of King Bench. He told the court the night turned violent after Pavelick struck him in the head with a beer bottle—a moment many witnesses say set off a deadly chain of events. Violence started when Pavelick smashed beer bottle on Andrew Perkins’s headAliyah Marko-Omene · CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2025 8:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesMural of Misha Pavelick by artist Jayde Goodon, located on the side of Brandee’s Corner Store at 3015 13th Ave., in Regina’s Cathedral neighbourhood in May 2021. Pavelick, 19, was killed at a campground near Regina Beach over the May long weekend in 2006. (CBC)The jury at the murder trial for the man accused of killing Misha Pavelick has now heard from the man who was involved in an initial confrontation with Pavelick. Andrew Perkins, who was dating Pavelick’s ex-girlfriend at the time, has been named in almost every account the jury has heard of the fatal 2006 stabbing of Pavelick. On Thursday, Perkins testified at the second-degree murder trial for the 36-year-old accused, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because he was 17 at the time. Perkins was 20 on May 21, 2006, the night Pavelick was stabbed at a grad party at the Kinookimaw campground near Regina Beach, about 45 kilometres northwest of Regina.The courtroom — which has had about a dozen people in the gallery most days of the trial — was filled Thursday as Perkins testified.Like many witnesses, Perkins described a night where innocent drinking turned into violence, which he confirmed started with a confrontation between him and Pavelick. Misha Pavelick’s ex-girlfriend describes holding his hand after he was hurt at grad partyPerkins told Crown prosecutor Adam Breker he had heard that Pavelick didn’t like him prior to the party, and there was a moment when they locked eyes near the bonfire that night. “I remember asking Scott [Nelson] to watch my back,” he said. Nelson, who testified last week, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in 2007 for stabbing Derek Enns, another partygoer at the campground that night. Man accused of killing Misha Pavelick bragged about stabbing someone, Regina murder trial hearsPerkins said he tried to leave with his girlfriend, who cannot be identified because she was under 18 at the time, when he was approached by Pavelick, who smashed a beer bottle over his head and knocked him unconscious.Perkins said he didn’t know how long he was unconscious. When he came to, he got up, feeling dazed. He said he walked over to Pavelick and started “kicking him and punching him.” Perkins said several of his friends, including the accused, joined in.Perkins said he left the fight at one point to look for his hat and when he walked back toward the fire, a friend told him Pavelick had been stabbed and they needed to leave. Breker asked Perkins if he had seen any weapons or injuries on those who gathered at Regina Beach after leaving the campground that night. Perkins said he did not see anybody with weapons, but knew Nelson had a knife. Witnesses recall accused’s erratic behaviour after learning of Misha Pavelick’s death in 2006After nine days of testimony and nearly 20 witnesses, a clear picture has not yet emerged about how Pavelick was stabbed.While witnesses agree chaos began after Pavelick smashed the bottle over Perkins’s head, from there, their accounts splintered.Some witnesses recalled seeing multiple knives that night, while others said they didn’t see any at all. Breker said in his opening statement last week he doesn’t expect any of the witnesses to say they saw the stabbing take place, but said the evidence presented throughout the trial would prove the accused killed Pavelick. The trial is expected to wrap up its second week Friday with testimony from three witnesses, including a DNA expert and pathologist. The trial is scheduled to run for a total of four weeks.ABOUT THE AUTHORAliyah Marko-Omene is a reporter for CBC Saskatchewan. She has previously worked for CBC and Toronto Star in Toronto. You can reach her at aliyah.marko@cbc.ca.
Boyfriend of Misha Pavelick’s ex-girlfriend gives his account of night Pavelick died
