Justice for Brenda Goudge
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Good morning I am in Australia - I am one of the daughters of Brenda - Vanessa.
She was murdered in 2011 by someone that was known to her but not yet proven. She was attacked in her own home and thrown in the swimming pool.
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“A post-mortem revealed Brenda had suffered blunt-force trauma to the jaw, and had been slashed in the cheek. It’s believed she was attacked in her home by someone known to her, before being dragged out and dumped in the pool.”
We need justice for our mum.
The chief suspect, Paul Callaway - a former policeman who developed a DNA sampling patent while he was a member of the force - would have such a knowledge, Ms English said.
Police have suspected Mr Callaway of being responsible for Mrs Goudge's murder since 2012.
The pair worked together at Jay-Dee Auto Cables in Bayswater, which they had jointly owned since 2007 with another man, James Duffus.
But there had been tensions. Mrs Goudge and Mr Callaway clashed often.
The three directors of Jay-Dee Auto Cables had taken out a life insurance policy, and income protection insurance, in 2009, which was payable to the company. When Mrs Goudge died, the business was paid $330,750 from life insurance, and $10,818 in income protection insurance.
Ms English noted that Mr Callaway had erroneously told police that the policies had already been in place when he bought into the business in 2007, when Mr Callaway had in fact negotiated the insurance.
"The police rely on this as demonstrative of Mr Callaway's deceptive behaviour and minimisation of his financial motive," Ms English said.
She also found there were "inconsistencies" in Mr Callaway's explanations of his whereabouts on the morning Mrs Goudge's body was found.
"I find that Mr Callaway's evidence of his whereabouts and movements on the morning of 8 July are contradictory, and the version he initially related to police was untrue," she said.
But Ms English stopped short of naming Mr Callaway as the person responsible for Mrs Goudge's murder, instead issuing an open finding.
Mr Callaway declined repeated requests by police to take a lie-detector test, and declined to give evidence to the inquest on the grounds that it might incriminate him.
9 news 2017: Family of Brenda Goudge say they know who killed her as police claim investigation is 'all but over'
Victoria Police reward information: Brenda Goudge
The Canberra Times 2016 coroner: 'Somebody got away with murder': Family of murdered gran Brenda Goudge speak out over 'unsolved' murder finding
She was murdered in 2011 by someone that was known to her but not yet proven. She was attacked in her own home and thrown in the swimming pool.
Transcript -
“A post-mortem revealed Brenda had suffered blunt-force trauma to the jaw, and had been slashed in the cheek. It’s believed she was attacked in her home by someone known to her, before being dragged out and dumped in the pool.”
We need justice for our mum.
September 2016 - Coroner finding and suspect
Coroner victoria findings stated the case remains unsolved due to not enough evidence. Ms English said it was likely that whoever killed Mrs Goudge knew that by throwing the body and bedclothes into the water, they would destroy any DNA evidence.The chief suspect, Paul Callaway - a former policeman who developed a DNA sampling patent while he was a member of the force - would have such a knowledge, Ms English said.
Police have suspected Mr Callaway of being responsible for Mrs Goudge's murder since 2012.
The pair worked together at Jay-Dee Auto Cables in Bayswater, which they had jointly owned since 2007 with another man, James Duffus.
But there had been tensions. Mrs Goudge and Mr Callaway clashed often.
The three directors of Jay-Dee Auto Cables had taken out a life insurance policy, and income protection insurance, in 2009, which was payable to the company. When Mrs Goudge died, the business was paid $330,750 from life insurance, and $10,818 in income protection insurance.
Ms English noted that Mr Callaway had erroneously told police that the policies had already been in place when he bought into the business in 2007, when Mr Callaway had in fact negotiated the insurance.
"The police rely on this as demonstrative of Mr Callaway's deceptive behaviour and minimisation of his financial motive," Ms English said.
She also found there were "inconsistencies" in Mr Callaway's explanations of his whereabouts on the morning Mrs Goudge's body was found.
"I find that Mr Callaway's evidence of his whereabouts and movements on the morning of 8 July are contradictory, and the version he initially related to police was untrue," she said.
But Ms English stopped short of naming Mr Callaway as the person responsible for Mrs Goudge's murder, instead issuing an open finding.
Mr Callaway declined repeated requests by police to take a lie-detector test, and declined to give evidence to the inquest on the grounds that it might incriminate him.
9 news 2017: Family of Brenda Goudge say they know who killed her as police claim investigation is 'all but over'
Victoria Police reward information: Brenda Goudge
The Canberra Times 2016 coroner: 'Somebody got away with murder': Family of murdered gran Brenda Goudge speak out over 'unsolved' murder finding
