IN’s evidence
Some points from her evidence
· Husband AN, also known as WN & “Dooley”
· Had scrap metal business in Old Bar
· 1988/1989 Mr Abott Snr ( who they knew ) came looking for job for FA
· They employed him as casual, used to fix anything & everything “ Jack of all trades & master of none”
· Did a lot of mechanical work, got cars working
· FA has 2 brothers DA ( minister ) GA ( known as blue )
· About 18 mths after FA began working had local cop come saying he won’t be back due to murder in Sydney 26 yrs ago
· FA never told them about being charged & they didn’t see him for years
· FA came back & moved to John’s River . N’s also did too
· FA did work on community hall with brother DA. He lived opposite Community Hall
· FA had markets & sold bits of junk
· When asked by Coroner if they were still on friendly terms , she said husband was, were mates, both keen punters on horses
· Said FA had is own car registered in sister from Sydney's name due to fines
· Used to drive back roads around Johns River , including thru forest, from Cundletown to Taree
· FA knew person named TB, lived in Kendall, was a mechanic, had servo Kew.
· FA took them there once something to do with rego
· IN said she didn’t know Foxes Creek Rd when asked
· IN said in her statement that there was an occasion when media coverage showed a person named “Cox” had been murdered & found @ Old Bar in river
· IN & AN saw FA with marks on his arm the next day, told AN that they were from Oysters
· IN said they looked like 7-8 scratch marks on his arm, like finger mark guages
· That was in Dec 1991
· C - “ Also fellow hit by vehicle on Rd @ Johns River & killed”
· Police were asking locals
· They remained friends with FA & husband spoke about horses, some times spoke 3-4/day
· RP was good friend of FA
· Knew RP had kidney problem & later on dialysis, said RP lived at caravan park at Kendall, moved to unit @ Wauchope
· Did not know had relative ( brother ) has something to do with showground at Kendall
· C- “While you were in JR @ one time see FA have conversation about his car?”
· IN- “ Yeah”
· "Not sure if husband mentioned that FA said someone took his car out bush & burnt it" , she couldn’t remember when
· Dooley is a fisherman, never went fishing with FA, FA talked about fishing with RP, used to go to Dunbogan. Didn’t know if FA or RP had a boat, never saw & never heard
· Did some work for them @ JR, work on cars, change oil, minor things
· N’s didn’t sell scrap @ JR, doesn’t know if FA did.
· At some point knew FA moved to Herons Creek. Asked if she knew where & said “ More a bush mill. Owner bought buses, stripped seats & sold as mobile homes. At sawmill FA had 2 caravans, bit of awning between the two. That’s where he was living. Mr C said that’s a detailed description, must have been there. IN said dropped FA home sometimes. She wasn’t able to put a time when.
· IN her statement 18/5/19 said little old lady MB from Old Bar asked if knew someone to do odd jobs, suggested FA & he started doing odd jobs.
· Mr C, so couple of years before 2019
· Mr C – Than you go on to say in statement around same time FA doing jobs for MB, FA came to your house , said he “ Took this women & kid to Tamworth & the ***** didn’t pay me”
· Mr C – You remembered the comment was after WT missing, probably not till about 2016/17
· IN “ He was cranky about not being paid, yes”
· Mr C – “ Did you & Dooley ask him about who it was?”
· IN – “ FA didn’t say”
· Mr C – “ When FA living at HC Rd, did you see another person who worked there with firewood selling business?”
· IN – “ Guy cut wood & sold Penrith”
· C- “ Did FA say he helped?”
· IN – “ Didn’t say”
· C- “ Did he make comment that guy just up & moved ?”
· IN – “ Yeah thought told gone to Melbourne”
· IN Saw FA & RP in Kew at antique shop
· IN told police one last time she saw FA he told her he “ Had to go & babysit @ Caravan Paark @ Dundogan”
· C- “ Did it strike you as odd, FA a babysitter”
· IN laughed
· C approached witness & showed her a phone number , it was their landline. Mr C said that # had been in contact with FA’s phone on quite a # of ocassions in sept 2014
· C – “ From the 15/9, you speak to Mr FA ?”
· IN – “ no , husband”
· C- : Did you Dooley & FA ever have a falling out ?”
· IN – “ No , I don’t think so”
End of evidence
FA didn't have many Q's for IN
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