Witness Says Gunman Not Martin Bryant
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Evidence That Proves A Deception At Port Arthur
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The late Jim Laycock was co-owner of the Port Arthur Motel situated near the entrance to the Port Arthur Historic Site in view of the Tollbooth and Service Station. On the afternnon of the massacre he saw the gunman hijack the BMW at the tollbooth and the shooting and taking of a hostage at the service station. Laycock had also been the former owner of the Broad Arrow Cafe and had known Martin Bryant. See statement below - page 4 of a 4 page statement.
Laycock told police in his statement he says he DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE GUNMAN AS MARTIN BRYANT.
Here we have someone who saw the gunman in action - someone who knew Martin Bryant - and said it wasn't him.
He goes on to say the gunman was aged low 20s - same as Cafe victim Grahame Collyer did - yet Bryant was 29 years old. His description that the shooter looked female is probably because the gunman's wig was a woman's one as seen in this picture of the gunman in the carpark - right. Wigs are normally designed for women and usually have long feminine strands of hair as seen right on the gunman.
What all this indicates is the gunman wasn't Martin Bryant. Other witnesses claim they saw Bryant at the Historic Site but these statements only relate to him doing lawful things like entering. It may well be Bryant popped in there ( to be seen ) but did nothing more - and slipped out undetected. All the evidence points to this that witnesses saw 2 different people. Either that or they were confused later after seeing media pictures of Bryant.
This statement is sufficient evidence to raise a reasonable doubt Bryant was the gunman.
The question must be asked why wasn't this discrepancy followed up by police and the DPP ?
Were they just incompetant or were they confused as to who witnesses saw ? Was it because both Bryant and the gunman were at the site that day and people saw Bryant around the place and also saw the gunman who looked like him shooting up the place later ?
NB: This website believes Martin Bryant in fact was never at PAHS anytime on that day.
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