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Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
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Originally Posted by Osem
But witnesses did come forward and gave an account in court of what happened...
" Mr Ford said many witnesses would give different accounts of what they saw on New Year's Day 2007.
One witness, Jessica Jones, saw the defendant launch a "frenzied attack" on Mr Kelly, Mr Ford said.
He added: "She saw him (Mr Dixon) strike Mr Kelly several times to the chest and stomach areas. "She describes the affect of the attack as seeing Paul Kelly take a couple of steps forward and then fell face down and didn't move again." "
In cases like the refusal of witnesses to give evidence out of loyalty or indeed fear of reprisals is common but how many witnesses does it take ??  |
I think the sentence I've highlighted says it all really.Possibly there were too many differing accounts and it was too confusing for the jury?
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