Trial Discussion Thread #12 - 14.03.24, Day 14

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were those screams muffled?? no. no muffling. it was clear.. .

perhaps some sort of barrier. like being in an enclosed space?? no. it was unmuffled.


you got out of bed. ... correct...


when you made the election to go out on the balcony, you didn't hve the faintest clue as to what was going on .. but you saw lights on.

my balcony is in direct view of those two houses.

can we accept that if yu were seated.. in your bed.. were you in the middle of your bed. . ?? no. I am not a very tall person so I am more towards the top of my bed.

I am positioned more to the right.

is it possible that could have been more to the LOWER end of the bed?? * witness disbelief. . no..no. I can say it was to the top of the bed, than the bottom of the bed.

exhibit a. photo of her bedroom, I think. yes.


if I put it to you. do you agree that there is a pillow there. at the left of the door to yur balcony> ? yes.

there is a small gap. and a space. between your bedside table. well. its very small, ..about 1.5 metre.. on the camera it looks smaller than it actually is.

on your evidence you say, you had a clear observation. you had a clear view. of the lights.. both houses.

the house on the right had more light , almost the whole second floor was lit up

the house next door had less lights on.

the time period of the interlude with your husband. you said it was MOMENTS>

can you estimate the moments. no. I cant. it was moments. not possible to put a measurable to it. it was moments.

we didn't turn the lamps on. it isn't necessary. there is enough light from the street lamps. I usually sleep with the curtains drawn back and the windows open the curtains are tied back.

now. in this pic, your curtain is hand held back. why isn't it tied BACK?/

its held open to show the position of the curtain.

now. WHY did you hold the curtain back when there is a tieback??

I didn't take the photos. I wasn't there when the photos were taken. * checkmate)

we cant see clearly the distance from your bed to the balcony. you can gain access to both balconies from your bedroom??

one you had approached your balcony, you heard the screams?? yes // I went from one balcony to the other.

I cannot tell a time elapsed this took me. the screaming continued. perhaps 3-4 minutes.. I didn't check the sound going from small to big balcony.

I have no certainty as to the time the screaming continued. . I cannot state exactly what time we spent on each set of the process we took.

the door to the smaller balcony. its open? its always open in summer. held back by a small doorstop. this holds it open.

the larger balcony. single or double?? double door.

it doesn't have a door stop we use a chair for it.

windows on either side of the door. 3 on each side.

were the windows open or closed?? yes, right hand side. always open.
 
IDK if it is important to your timings, but Stipp never once said there was "about 10 minutes" between the bangs. The only reference to "10 minutes" there is throughout the whole of Stipp's testimony in the transcript I have was brought up by Roux in respect of the "helps" as in the following exchange and in which Stipp does not really accept the 10 mins put to him by Roux:

Roux: About 10 minutes later. You heard "Help, Help, Help"?
by Sky News court reporter March 7 at 7:54 AM

Stipp: I'm not sure about the 10 minutes. But I did hear "Help, Help, Help" after speaking to the security guards.
by Sky News court reporter March 7 at 7:55 AM

More to the point of timing of "shots" Mrs Stipp has just testified that the first volley she heard was by her clock at 3:02 and that her clock is 3-4 mins fast which would place the volley at around 02:58.

She said it was 3:02, she got out of bed and after this she heard the first shots. She didn't say exactly what time that was or how long after she got out of bed she heard them.
 
Interestingly, she always leaves her balcony doors open at night too. Obviously not much fear of break ins at the estate.
 
This does seem to be 'petty' cross examination and comes across as him merely trying to confuse the witness.
 
AS: In my mind, I thought it was a family murder.

OW: Your emotional state was one of high alertness?

AS: That is correct.
 
When she went out on main balcony, her husband was already there. OW wants to know exactly where they were standing on it.

AS: We were in general standing on the balcony.
 
OW: I need to understand this....you'd need to move to the right of the balcony to get the best view? Did you?

AS: I assume we did.
 
Interesting that she heard the screaming getting closer. Makes me wonder if they were fighting in the bedroom first and moved to the bathroom.
 
Interestingly, she always leaves her balcony doors open at night too. Obviously not much fear of break ins at the estate.

That's a good point. They were both willing to stand on the balcony rather than hide from what was happening so neither felt in danger themselves.
 
When she went out on main balcony, her husband was already there. OW wants to know exactly where they were standing on it.

AS: We were in general standing on the balcony.

:waiting:
 
AS thought the screams might be a woman running down the street. When she turned to come back into the bedroom she noticed her clock said 3.17am. Just then a man started screaming.

AS: I said to my husband, there's a man screaming now.
 
I really think attacking these witnesses credibility from every perceivable angle, whether logical or not, actually harms their case. There's discrediting a witness and then there's flogging a horse that died way back when.

MOO
 
snarky old man. That doesn't suit him at all....imo
 
OW: Is it also your version the clock displayed 3.17 when you returned...one moment, one moment. I won't interrupt you and I expect the same courtesy. Madam.
 
Mrs. Stipp heard a man screaming at 3:17.

Bear in mind that she has also stated that her bedroom clock is fast (can't remember how fast she said her clock is. 3-4 minutes fast?).
 
I don't believe it benefits defence to be rude and patronizing to witnesses myself.
 
also, he said don't interrupt me, I wont interrupt you, but he does interrupt her,imo
 
Well...he's every bit as condescending as Roux if not as smarmy. JMO
 
The judge should tell him to move on, she's not being swayed by him so his cross isn't getting him any further.
 
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