Servere Problems With The DDP's Case
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Details That Point to a Coverup At Port Arthur
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What is below is not the complete list of inconsistencies in the Tasmanian DPP's case against Martin Bryant but some of the main ones. These alone are sufficient to call into question the whole case against Bryant. They are referenced from the DPP's case which is on this website - see the court transcript link.
The DPP's allegation against Bryant was that sometime " between 11.45am and 12.30pm on Sunday 28 April 1996 he shot and killed the Martin's " at the Seascape Cottage ( then proceeded to Port Arthur etc... ). NOTE THOSE TIMES.
The first inconsistency is that at 10.40am a witness ( neighbour ) heard 2 shots at Seascape. Another witness heard 6 to 12 shots coming from Seascape around the same time. ( Mr. Martin - owner of Seascape - later was found with 2 bullet wounds ). The problem with this is Martin Bryant was witnessed having stopped for coffee at the Shell Service Station at FORCETT 30km north of Seascape at the same time ( 10.40am to 11.00am ). The witness knew him. Bryant could not be in two places at the same time.
The second inconsistency is Bryant was later witnessed buying petrol at the Convict Bakery Service Station at TARANNA between 11.45am and 11.50am. ( Taranna is 15km north of Seascape and about 15 minutes away ). At the same time - 11.45am - a Yellow VOLVO was seen by another witness, Mr. Copping, backed up to the front door at Seascape with boot and front driver door open ( as if it was being loaded up ). Again Bryant cannot be 2 places at the same time.
Apart from this Mrs. Martin was never shot - an autopsy showed she had been bludgeoned by a blow to the skull. So the DDP's claim she had been shot is totally false. Mr. Martin had in fact been stabbed and shot but which caused the death is unclear - so he could have died of a stab wound. The forensics also reveal Mr.Martin had been bound and gagged - something Bryant would have to have done as well as keeping an eye on Mrs. Martin - could it be done ? Additionally why gag Mr. Martin at all if the plan was to kill him ?
Later, Bryant was next witnessed to visit Roger Larner at between 1.05pm and around 1.15pm and was witnessesed entering the tollbooth by staff at around 1.15pm. The problem with this is the gunman had been in Port Arthur Historic Site and witnessed messing about in the car park for 20 minutes prior to this time and was actually inside the Cafe buying his lunch at 1.15pm.
The point about all this is THESE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ERRORS IN THE DPP'S OWN WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE which also CONFLICT. How could errors like this slip by ? THEY ARE INEXCUSABLE ERRORS and they raise serious questions about the whole case and investigation. As a result the Supreme Court was lied to by the DPP's counsel.
NB : These sort of discrepancies go on and on and on in this case. There are so many of such significance a diligent DPP would seriously question whether they had the right man.
UPDATE - Proof of many of the points cited above appears on this webpage -
DPP Tampers & Withholds Evidence From Court
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Andrew MacGregor on the CD-ROM details far more irregularities than are mentioned above.
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