I am confused about something.
It appears the accused is not charged with manslaughter at all here from what I can find online. So the only possible outcomes here are guilty or not guilty of murder, correct?
I think @mrjitty wrote something that if found not guilty on the murder charge he’s still down for manslaughter. Are there any links to news stories that explain this?
When I search Graces name and the word manslaughter online basically all I get is the accused talking about manslaughter and rough sex on his December 2 Tinder date.
Whoa!10:47am - The internet history of the accused's phone shows searches for the Waitakere Ranges, the hottest type of fire and- in that order. The intimate photos were then taken of Millane's dead body, Dickey says.
The prosecutor mentions that in his police interview, the accused said he and Millane took photos of each other. He suggests that if these photos were the ones taken after the searches for the Waitakere Ranges - where Millane's body would later be found - he may have planned to murder her.
Grace Millane murder trial: Live updates as Crown, defence present closing statements
Possibly he's admitted manslaughter so the jury don't have to decide that?
Mr Dickey is right on the money, the accused is 'melodramatic', a witness described him the same, 'the tears and he's got cancer' and also, a sociopath. Everyone told the truth except the accused. He was/is a very troubled man, way before he even met Grace. jmoCrown solicitor Brian Dickey continues by going through what the accused did in the days following Grace's death.
A full CCTV timeline was shown to the jury during the Crown's evidence last week.
Dickey describes a man who is not panicking, rather, one who is "cool as a cucumber", joking, calm and collected, going about his business, buying cleaning products, hiring a car, going on another Tinder date.
"I've got this body in my room and I've got to get rid of it - that will do," Dickey says.
He describes the defendant's police interview as a "melodrama".
"Remember how it was all about him? He was so upset, he wanted to 'end it all'",' Dickey tells the jury.
At 9.32pm on December 2, the accused is captured on CCTV putting a suitcase containing Grace's body into the boot of a hire car.
"To treat a body with that level of dignity, that speaks a lot about what we think of a person," he says.
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The accused was captured on CCTV buying a suitcase from the Warehouse a few hours after Grace died.
Grace Millane murder trial: Crown and defence sum up the case
No, I haven't seen that the indictment has been reported on. It could be on there.I suspect the judge will cover this.
He had admitted to killing grace by unlawful act so manslaughter is made out on the defence pleadings
Care will have gone into the indictment
Do we know manslaughter definitely is not in the indictment as an alternate?
No, I haven't seen that the indictment has been reported on. It could be on there.
You're welcome!Thank you @Tortoise and others for the updates. I've been out all evening so will try and catch up during the 15 minute break.
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