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tell you that they saw the accused that morning. He
was on the road, Major Bay road near to the deceased's
the scene.
home The Crown is thus bringing the accused near to
Witness Wheatley tells you that when the
accused went down by the gate, he the accused turned
back, and the cld lady was then outside and she asked
him a question "What is it he wanted my dear", and he
replied "nothing". You see, the Crown is bringing
these witnesses and you have to look at them and
resolved whether they are witnesses of truth or not,
or whether they are building up a case for the Crown
that's your duty.
Now Audrey Weston, who is the wife of Stanley
Weston, she also saw the accused that morning, and
she saw her mother-in-law watering the garden, and
she also said that her mother-in-law actually came and
watered her garden. Now what the Crown is saying is
that the accused is aware of all of this, the accused
must have seen Audrey Weston when she went off to work
at 8.05 a.m. She is a Civil Servant, so having moved
out of the scene at 8.05 a.m., the area down there is
clear that's the Crown's case. Audrey tells you that
when she left at 8.05 a.m. her mother-in-law, the
deceased was in the pool room. Members of the Jury,
you have the plans, and you have the whole area in your
mind.
You will have to decide whether Audrey Weston
could really see if her mother-in-law was in the pool
room when she was leaving to go to work; because you
have the location of the houses; could she see,
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she just saying that? If you accept it, Members of the
Jury, the Crown is saying that the scene is clear,
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