Thread: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
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Old 09-05-2008, 10:46   #86
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Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"
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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
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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