GUILTY Uk - Emile Cilliers Accused Of Tampering W/ Wife's Parachute, Wiltshire, 5 April 2015

[zwiebel]

It's been revealed the husband of British woman Victoria Cilliers, who sustained serious injuries when her parachute failed to open during a jump in Salisbury, UK, on April 5th, was the man arrested last week, on suspicion of trying to murder her

South African-born Emile Cilliers, 35, was questioned by police last week after his wife Victoria plummeted more than 1,200 metres (4,000ft) to the ground.

The experienced 39-year-old parachutist “miraculously survived” but sustained multiple serious injuries following what should have been a routine jump above Salisbury Plain on 5 April, Wiltshire police said.

Emile Cilliers is South African born but serves in the British Army as an instructor in the physical training corps. The parachute club where the jump was made alerted police because not only did Victoria's main parachute fail but her reserve only partially opened too, and that's very rare. She's now recovering at home. Emile has been released on bail.

Police say they are still searching for missing 'slinks' or soft links, from Victoria's parachute.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...arrested-over-wifes-failed-parachute-incident

 

[zwiebel]

Feel very sorry for the victim. The mail printed a copy of a FB post she made last week.

The Mail on Sunday has been passed a posting she made on Facebook which read: ‘Where do I go from here? I have no idea where to start. It is a hundred times harder as I am housebound and cannot care independently for my children due to my current injuries. I have had a lot of support from the police/medical chain/social work but I really need friends too.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...reserve-canopies-malfunctioned-solo-jump.html

 

[zwiebel]

Airfield sources told the Mail on Sunday Mrs Cilliers had not been able to use her personal parachute on the day because it had not been unpacked and inspected within the last six months, as rules require, so borrowed a parachute from the stores at Netheravon.

Her husband signed out an Army parachute from the storeroom at the airfield on his wife's behalf on Easter Saturday, the day before the incident, according to sources, though police have not confirmed this.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...rder-after-skydive-wifes-parachute-fails.html

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I read this earlier - madness!! Something's definitely amiss (and not just the slinks), it will be interesting to see what comes of this one but I imagine they're both shocked that she's still alive....

 

[wendybtn]

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...arrested-over-wifes-failed-parachute-incident

This is the most recent I do I could found. There was no info on sentencing or a plea deal that I could find, if the UK has such things.

 

[Ellmau]

Finally charged - with more than one count of attempted murder:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-37347931

 

[Tortoise]

Christopher Hill, who is representing Mr Cilliers, indicated his client would plead not guilty to all charges.

Mr Cilliers, who gave his address as being at a military barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire, is due to appear before Winchester Crown Court on 18 November.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-37656620

 

[Tortoise]

[FONT=&quot]“You will attend on Friday, November 18 for the first preliminary hearing.”[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sgt Cilliers was working as an instructor with the Royal Army Physical Training Corps attached to the Royal Marines at the time of his arrest in May.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]He was bailed on the condition he not enter Wiltshire unless to attend a court hearing or meet his solicitor. Neither must he contact his wife directly or indirectly.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/soldier-court-accused-trying-murder-9046656
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[Tortoise]

Those two links dated 14th October, not today.

 

[Tortoise]

[FONT=&quot]Judge Keith Cutler, the recorder of Winchester, adjourned the case for a date to be fixed and released Cilliers on bail.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]“It is likely to be a trial of five weeks’ length, perhaps in May or the summer part of next year,” the judge told the defendant.

....

There’s likely to be a further hearing in probably February or March for a further administrative-type hearing.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...attempted-after-wifes-parachute-fails-to-open
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[JusticeWillBeServed]

Date set for trial of Army sergeant accused of wife's parachute murder bid

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/date-set-for-trial-of-army-sergeant-accused-of-wife-s-parachute-murder-bid-1-7829728

Emile Cilliers has pleaded not guilty to three charges in relation to his wife, Victoria Cilliers, 40, who suffered multiple serious injuries at Netheravon airfield on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire on April 5 2015.

During a preliminary hearing at Winchester Crown Court, the judge, Mrs Justice May, postponed the start of the trial to October 3 from the previous date of June 7 to enable expert witness reports to be prepared for the defence.

Cilliers, of Aldershot, Hampshire, denies two charges of attempting to murder his wife.

 

[Tortoise]

Trial starts 3rd October.

 

[Tortoise]

[FONT=&quot]■ Emile Cilliers, a sergeant in the British Army, will appear in court charged with the attempted murder of his wife Victoria after her [/FONT][FONT=&quot]main parachute failed to open [/FONT][FONT=&quot]during a 4,000ft skydive. Victoria suffered serious injuries after hitting the ground near Salisbury Plain on April 5, 2015, with her reserve canopy having only partially deployed. Cilliers also faces a second attempted murder charge after allegedly tampering with a gas fitting at his wife’s home the week before the accident.

https://www.metro.news/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-october-3/767321/
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[Tortoise]

Before the incident Mrs Cilliers told friends that Emile had moved out of the home they shared in Amesbury, Wiltshire, with their children, Lily, three, and newborn son Ethan.

The couple wed in South Africa in 2011.

Cilliers also denies a charge of damaging a gas fitting belonging to his wife.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...empted-murder-wife-skydive.html#ixzz4uR95ctuj


Unless he had the daughter and son with him when the gas was (allegedly) tampered with, it would be attempted murder on three lives I would have thought.

 

[Tortoise]

The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, adjourned the trial at Winchester Crown Court for the chosen jurors to be sworn in and for the prosecution to open its case on Wednesday [tomorrow].

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/46018...rial-parachute-army-sergeant-salisbury-plain/

 

[Squamous]

Gosh, she’s been waiting a while for this, hasn’t she?

 

[Tortoise]

Uh oh. Something's afoot.

Details:Trial (Part Heard) - Case Started - 10:00
Trial (Part Heard) - Trial Ineffective - 10:26

The trial will not be proceeding. An ineffective trial means that the trial cannot go ahead on this date but will be heard again at another time.

http://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/Winchester-Crown-Court.php

 

[Legally Bland]

Reasons for ineffective trials 2016.

[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Total number of ineffective trials [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Prosecution not ready [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Prosecution witness absent [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Defence not ready [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Defence witness absent [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Defendant absent/unfit to stand [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Prosecution availability [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Defence availability [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Court administration [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] Interpreter availability [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 5,650 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 698 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 884 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 666 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 87 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 1,444 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 156 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 293 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 1,392 [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"] 30 [/TD]

[TD="align: right"] 100.00% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 12.35% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 15.65% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 11.79% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 1.54% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 25.56% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 2.76% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 5.19% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 24.64% [/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 0.53% [/TD]

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...ata/file/622907/ccsq-tables-jan-mar-2017.xlsx

 

[Legally Bland]

Eh?

It's back on.

Winchester 3 T20160267
Emile Stolz Cilliers
Details: Trial (Part Heard) - Case Started - 10:00
Trial (Part Heard) - Trial Ineffective - 10:26
Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Opening - 10:45
Trial (Part Heard) - Legal Submissions - 11:35
Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 11:51
Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Opening - 11:54
Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 14:05 - 13:05


http://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/Winchester-Crown-Court.php

 

[Legally Bland]

Rupert Evelyn‏ @rupertevelyn 3h3 hours ago
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In court awaiting the opening of trial for army sergeant accused of killing wife - ITV News

Jury sworn. 9 women and 3 men. Emile Cilliers denies two charges of attempting to murder his wife Victoria

From jump at 4000 ft both Victoria’s main parachute and reserve parachute failed
Those attending the scene expected to find her dead

Pros “Almost miraculously she survived
Those at the scene immediately realised something was wrong”

Pros - 2 vital parts of parachute were missing
“He had removed these.......intending that she be killed”

Emile Cilliers was having an extramarital relationship at the time of the parachute fall. Emile repeatedly said he wanted to leave Victoria

“He cared little for Victoria [his wife] and treated her with contempt” say prosecution

He attempted to kill Victoria by a gas leak... then he suggested she’d like to go parachuting
He had decided to get rid of her permanently

Prosecution claim Emile Cilliers was having an extramarital affair and also continuing a sexual relationship with his ex wife

Short break in court. Emile Cilliers denies all the charges he faces

Pros on loosened gas fitting “Pliers had been used to turn the nut in one direction only and that was to undo the nut”

Forensic examination found there was no indication the pliers had been used to tighten the nut.

Rupert Evelyn‏ @rupertevelyn 1h1 hour ago
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Emile Cilliers blood found on gas fitting
“Is it because using considerable force to loosen the nut Emile Cilliers cut his hand?” Pros

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