Saskatoon·NewForensic pathologist Dr. Shaun Ladham, testifying at Andrew Rosenfeldt’s murder trial, says Nykera Brown died of a single gunshot wound and that she had meth, cocaine and booze in her system.Autopsy, toxicology results shared at Andrew Rosenfeldt’s 2nd-degree murder trialDan Zakreski · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2025 5:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesAndrew Rosenfeldt is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Nykera Brown (Bunny Bankz/Facebook)WARNING: This story contains graphic details about how a person died.An autopsy report shows 20-year-old Nykera Brown died of a single gunshot wound. Forensic pathologist Dr. Shaun Ladham, who performed the autopsy, testified Thursday at the trial for Andrew Rosenfeldt, 28, who’s charged with second-degree murder in Brown’s death.Ladham also testified that Brown had methamphetamine, cocaine and alcohol in her system when she died on Nov. 15, 2022.”[The drugs] may have influenced how she acted, but not how she died,” he replied to a question from Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Addabor.”She would have died in minutes. It was an incapacitating wound.”He said the autopsy revealed no offensive or defensive wounds that played a part in her death. The shot that killed her came from the barrel of a gun held under her chin and struck her in the head.The gun seized from the scene of Nykera Brown’s death on Nov. 15, 2022, is shown in a court exhibit photo. (Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench)Ladham presented a series of photos from the autopsy, including an image that showed multiple superficial scars on her left forearm. Some were healed and some were fresh.Under questioning from defence lawyer Chris Murphy, Ladham said the marks could be a sign of self-harm.Two, intact small-calibre bullets were found in Brown’s front jean pocket. Ladham recovered a small-calibre bullet from her brain and he said “it’s possible” it’s the same type of bullet.Using a tape measure, Murphy pulled out a 40-centimetre length of tape — the length of the gun found in the apartment — and then placed it under his own chin. He asked Ladham whether it would be physically possible for Brown to have shot the weapon herself.”Is it possible she did it? Yes,” Ladham said.The trial in front of Justice Heather MacMillan-Brown at Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench continues Friday. ABOUT THE AUTHORDan Zakreski is a reporter in Saskatoon.
Single gunshot killed Nykera Brown, pathologist says at murder trial
