Australia - Warriena Wright, 26, dies in balcony fall, Surfers Paradise, Aug 2014 #8

[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:19 PMStuff Editors
The judge turns to the prosecution’s question of causation. Its key points were Tostee’s “intimidation” - causing her to climb over the balcony and fall to her death. His conduct that caused her to take that course of action - included the claim he restricted her breathing and forced her onto the balcony - causing her to seek “a place of refuge.” Climbing over the edge was not a “disproportionate response” by Wright to Tostee’s conduct, according to the prosecution's case.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict

 

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[Helen-Lou]

Melanie Petrinec ‏@MelaniePetrinec 48m48 minutes ago

Justice Byrne tells jury not to factor in Tostee's conduct after Warriena died, including calling his lawyer and not police @couriermail

So if the evening had not been recorded by Gabe and the trial was based on what neighbors had heard. Would his after conduct have factored in?

Just imagine if he had not pressed the record button.

how can the jury "not" factor his conduct after she died??? I mean, it speaks volumes as to his character, most normal people after knowing that someone has falling to almost certain death from their balcony would "not" act the way he did surely, if it was a pure accident or if he felt she fell of her own accord, surely he would have run downstairs straight away to see if she was ok, called 000 etc...but not, he just left, not even bothering to check she was ok, he saw that ambulances there etc, my god if someone fell off the balcony from next door to me and I didn't even know the person I would run downstairs to check they are ok!!!!!!!

 

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[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:21 PMStuff Editors
Within seconds of being locked outdoors, Wright climbed over the balcony and fell to her death, the judge reminds the jury as he turns to sum up the defence case.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict

 

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[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:22 PMStuff Editors
According to the defence the main plank of its case was the “key six minutes” in the recording- the moments before Wright was locked outside and plunged off Tostee’s balcony.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict

 

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[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:23 PMStuff Editors
The judge says the defence says no one was able to prove that Wright even knew the balcony door was locked - and that she did not act rationally by trying to climb over the balcony within seconds of being placed outside by Tostee. The judge says the defence's case is his client's actions did not cause her to make that choice.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict

 

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[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:25 PMStuff Editors
Using its interpretation of the secret recordings to illustrate the point, the judge says the defence argues the audio shows Wright was becoming so drunk she was "weird." It was a crescendo of "irrationality that went beyond ordinary drunkenness."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict

 

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[PrimeSuspect]

I did not want to imply victim blaming because I knew that was not the OP's intentions BUT to suggest that Warriena could hear that a few times and then decide to act on it just seems insulting that she would stoop to that level.

Seems to me unlikely that suggestion would play any part in her trying to exit the balcony as she did. I think fear was her sole motivating force.

So true, Warriena was in fear of her life.
No one defending Warriena is victim blaming and to suggest it is ludicrous. This is a shame tactic used so those protecting Warriena and her actions are in fact, actually insulting her??!! JMO

 

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[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:26 PMStuff Editors
In the recordings the jury could hear that Tostee was making it clear he did not like Wright's irrational behaviour, or her throwing rocks at him. When he restrained her on the floor hes response was not that of an overpowered person the judge says the defence claimed, as she is overheard saying to Tostee: "you're sexist."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict

 

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[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:28 PMStuff Editors
Shortly before he locks her outside he reveals to her it was all being recorded. That was not intimidation, the judge says the defence argued- rather, he was warning her that what could be heard on the recording would be a comfort to him, not her.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict

 

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[Makara]

Oct 17, 2016 1:29 PMStuff Editors
The defence argued that no injury on Wright's body was found that conclusively proved she was choked or strangled by Tostee, says the judge.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/85406561/live-gable-tostee-verdict