The Crown v Gerard Baden-Clay, 7th July - Trial Day 15

[Pastafarian]

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 30s
Byrne is now discussing the evidence of mental health issues. #badenclay

Oh no, back to 1997 again.....?

:violin::violin::violin::violin:

 

[JK673]

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 21s
Byrne says Dr George said Gerard contacted him during Allison's third pregnancy because they were having a girl. #badenclay

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 16s
Byrne says Gerard contacted the doctor because he was worried Allison would be disappointed they were having another girl. #badenclay

 

[Amee]

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc 49s

No doubt Allison had a deep love for her children but that doesn't mean she could control her depression #badenclay

 

[JK673]

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 10s
Byrne says people can hide suicidal thoughts, even from professionals. #badenclay

David Murray ‏@TheMurrayD 1m
Gerard contacted Allison's psychiatrist because third child was a girl - defence #badenclay

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 11s
Byrne says they do not and cannot say what happened to Allison that night. #badenclay

 

[MRSA]

Why does he keep telling the jury not to take any notice of the media, aren't they forbidden
to look at the media.....

Jury would have seen media suggesting Baden-Clay culpability for wife's murder well before they were empanelled.

 

[possumheart]

I suppose Byrne is just doing the job he is paid for and doesn't have much to work with, but in many ways I wonder if he gets embarrassed at all when he thinks about what he is going to have to say to defend his client. Deep down he must know how ridiculous it sounds. Bottom line is he does it for money and gbc did all his for money too.

And that is the true tragedy of it all. I feel TS Elliot coming on ...

 

[Amee]

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc 55s

Suicide can be unexpected; patients can keep their suicidal thoughts to themselves #badenclay

Emmy Kubainski ‏@emmykubainski 30s

Def says Allison could have drowned; died after falling from a height & also drowned....@7NewsBrisbane #badenclay

 

[JK673]

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 11s
Byrne says it's important the jury listen to the assessments of various professionals on her mental state. #badenclay

David Murray ‏@TheMurrayD 43s
We don't know what happened to Allison but it's important for you to know her mental condition - defence #badenclay

 

[samanthaj]

3:54pm: Mr Byrne has displayed another PowerPoint slide to the court which reads;

1. The deceased could have drowned; or

2. The deceased could have fallen from a height to her death or to cause drowning; or

3. The deceased could have died from alcohol and/or Sertraline toxicity; or

4. The deceased could have suffered the effects of Serotonin Syndrome which led to her drowning or falling from a height to her death.

The court has heard Mrs Baden-Clay was first prescribed the antidepressant Sertraline, sold as Zoloft, while 26 weeks with her second child.

The court has also heard high levels of Sertraline can cause Serotonin Syndrome which can prompt hallucinations and unusual behaviours.


Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...y-15-week-5-20140707-3bhb6.html#ixzz36l9NZrAw

 

[JK673]

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 12s
Byrne is now talking about evidence from Dr Nicholas Bourke. #badenclay

 

[Amee]

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc 51s

The defence does not say that Allison committed suicide. Gerard in fact says he does not know what happened. #badenclay

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc 44s

But the jury is entitled to consider the possibility #badenclay

 

[alioop]

A friend who is an Aussie lawyer messaged me the other day and said this is what will collapse the prosecution case - because they can not conclusively prove that the razor didn't cause the scrapes.

But they don't have to conclusively prove it.

 

[Amee]

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc 37s

Allison's dose of Zoloft, which she had been taking for some time, was increased by a doctor shortly before she disappeared #badenclay

 

[JK673]

Sarah Elks ‏@sarahelks 1m
"Gerard doesn't know what happened to Allison that night, or the next morning," Byrne says. #badenclay

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 1m
Dr Bourke's patient notes show Allison was suffering bad pre menstrual mood swings and her Zoloft dose was increased. #badenclay

Sarah Elks ‏@sarahelks 48s
Gerard doesn't know what happened to Allison, but it's important jury knows about her depression, defence says. #badenclay

 

[JK673]

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 5s
Byrne seems confused that doctors can be female. So far three female doctors referred to as "he". #badenclay

 

[Deleted member 102539]

We could have lent him the WS bucket to wear.

Do you mean this way (GBC to the right)?

 

[JK673]

Kate Kyriacou @KateKyriacou · 12s
Byrne discussing evidence from Dr Rosamund Nutting. Allison told doctor she was a bad wife, she was struggling with three kids. #badenclay

 

[Amee]

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc 23s

Allison told a psychiatrist that she felt like a bad wife, and she was in despair over her husband's affair #badenclay

 

[maverik1]

And if the jury were to consider this possibility they would have to come up with a theory of how she got to Kholo Creek ?!?!?

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc

The defence does not say that Allison committed suicide. Gerard in fact says he does not know what happened. #badenclay

Caroline Overington ‏@overingtonc 44s

But the jury is entitled to consider the possibility #badenclay

 

[JK673]

Hi Freya - you can take your guys back now



Cheers

I'm back guys, I'll keep going with those tweets....too many and too fast for one person! Amee do you need me to do Caroline?