A witness at Robert William Pickton's trial on six counts of first-degree murder on Wednesday testified that she saw blood on the carpet of the pig farmer's trailer in Port Coquitlam, B.C., although she earlier told the court she saw only dirt.

Robert Pickton is on trial for the deaths of six women who went missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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Ingrid Fehlauer made the admission during cross-examination before the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

While being questioned by Pickton's defence lawyers earlier Wednesday, Fehlauer said the only thing she found in Pickton's trailer was dirt, but later, under cross-examination by the prosecution, she admitted that she hadn't told the truth.

What she really saw while cleaning the trailer was a lot of blood on the carpet, Fehlauer admitted.

When Crown lawyer Michael Petrie asked her to explain the apparent inconsistency in her testimony to the court, she said she had been told by two Pickton defence lawyers that she wouldn't be asked about the blood when she testified.

Fehlauer was a neighbour of the pig farmer. Her sister is the former common-law wife of Pickton's brother, Dave Pickton.

Her testimony was given the day after lawyers acting for Pickton launched their defence by promising that information about blood stains and the comings and goings of people would be among the evidence they'd present.

Pickton is on trial for the deaths of six women who went missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Andrea Joesbury, Brenda Wolfe, Marnie Frey and Georgina Papin.

Pickton, who has pleaded not guilty, faces a total of 26 counts of first-degree murder in connection with the disappearances and deaths of women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Six of the charges are being handled at the current trial, which began in January, while the other 20 charges are expected to be dealt with at a subsequent trial.

The prosecution wrapped up its case last month after calling more than 100 witnesses.