British Columbia

A prosecutor stunned a B.C. Supreme Court trial Wednesday with the unexpected closure of the Crown's case against a former Mountie accused of helping China to target an alleged fraudster. Charles Hough ended the Crown's case against William Majcher without calling a friend of the accused's who had been expected to act as a key witness.

William Majcher's lawyer tells court he had not expected surprise turn of events

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The Crown wrapped its case against former RCMP officer William Majcher Wednesday. Majcher is accused of acting at China's behest to lay the groundwork for a campaign to bully a multimillionaire expat into returning to China. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

A prosecutor stunned a B.C.…