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The defendant's parents visited him or the 2nd October, 1980 when he was
in police custody and told him that if he had committed the murders he
should admit his wrong, otherwise not. They left him and the defendant made
a third statement to the police which formed the basis of his "defence"
at his trial, though he himself gave no evidence and called no witnesses.
The defendant's third statement
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His third statement was made principally in answer to questions asked of
him by the police. He suggested he was then making a clean breast of
everything. In this statement he said he met a man called
the middle of August, 1980.
when, at the same time,
Between them they decided to rob his aunt
was going to give her "a nasty one".
The defendant professed not to understand what that entailled.
that together they went to the flat where he gained entry and
He said
later let in
The accused said that on his arrival only the
amah and the two youngest children were inside the flat, but the aunt
came back shortly afterwards.
He said he tied up the amah, gagged her
and pushed her on to the bed. He also said that he tied un her legs.
In fact her legs were not tied.
He suggested that apart from doing this
he did nothing to injure either woman.
He claimed that
tied up his aunt and he saw his aunt in that
patting her on
condition standing in the middle of the room with
the back with the flat side of the chopper. He said he then saw
push her on to the bed. He claimed that when she was on the bed and still
gave him a $1000 note which had been taken from the chest
alive
of drawers. It was then that
asked him to fetch a razor.
This
he dutifully collected from the bathroom cabinet.
He said he had no idea
what
needed the razor for and he never saw him use it. On his
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