The doctor who performed Bradley Hubbard’s autopsy took the stand at the trial of Matthew Spring on Wednesday.

Hubbard was punctured with a broken golf putter during a fight at a Barrie mini-golf centre in 2011.

Spring is charged with second degree murder in Hubbard’s death.

On Wednedsay, Dr. Michael Pollanen testified that he found massive bleeding extending into the back of Hubbard’s throat and all throughout the muscles of the right of the Hubbard’s neck.

“Essentially what has happened to this man is that he bled to death,” said Dr. Pollanen.

The doctor also spoke about minor injuries to Hubbard’s body, which is of particular importance to the defence as they’re expected to argue that Spring acted in self-defence.

“The injuries, bruises, scratches, that Bradley Hubbard had on his body were very small and he cannot say they happened at the time of his death,”  said Defense Lawyer Angela McLeod of the doctor’s testimony.  “He said that some of them may have happened by medical intervention by being placed on a gurney.  He also most importantly said that none of those wounds were defensive wounds”.

The courtroom was also shown photos of Spring’s brother Justin, who was at the mini-golf centre with his brother on the night of the incident.

The photos showed that Justin Spring had superficial bruises on his neck.

McLeod says Justin’s neck wounds match with witness accounts of Hubbard’s aggressive behaviour during the fight.

“That couples together nicely with the civilian evidence who were playing on the course who testified at the beginning of the trial that Bradley Hubbard made a b-line for Justin Spring, picked him up off the ground and was choking him,” said McLeod.

The defence will give its opening statement on Thursday.

That’s also when Matthew Spring is expected to take the stand.