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on the 19th January,
1977. I had stayed at the airport
from minutes to 10.00 a.m. until minutes to 12.00 midday
when I went up where I had worked. When I ran through
the busines I climbed a tree. The Immigration fellow
saw me up in the tree, he called me down and
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I came down. They took me to the jeep and took me
to Police Headquarters. They gave me three fists in
my face on my way to Police Headquarters.
At about 10.40 a.m. on the 20th January, 1977 the
police officer who took down my statement showed me a
folded steel knife, and that was the knife I used to
stab Miss Evelyn. The same policeman also showed me
a string and that was the same string I used to tie
Miss Evelyn's neck. I now know the policeman's name
to be Sgt. Malone".
That's the story that he told the police, its part
of the Crown's case and it is part of the Defence because
the accused relies on it. He gave evidence from the
box there, and that evidence as I said awhile ago coincides
very materially with that statement. In this evidence he
gives some further information which is useful for you to
think about and consider. I am going to read that for
you.
"On the 19th January I was living at Major Bay. I
came to Tortola sometime last year. I could stay
permanently. I live at Major Bay with my sister, Julita
Gaston and her boyfriend, Vancito Pickering. I know
Evelyn Rabsatt. She lives a few yards from where I
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live. I went to school on the island of St. Lucia. I
did remember going to primary school and because of age I
was moved up to another class. I passed my school exams.
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