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猥亵林家孤女导致谢品行受到质疑,不在场证明土崩瓦解,又坐实了一个犯罪动机。
In the circumstances revealed in R v Xie (No 10), a statement of Ms AB dated 29 May 2014 and notes of Professor Parkinson dated 25 May 2014 were served by the Crown on the defence. Put shortly, Ms AB stated that the Accused had become physically affectionate to her in the period prior to the murders of her family members in July 2009. After the murders, Ms AB (then aged 15 years) came to live in the home of the Accused and his wife. Ms AB states that the Accused sexually assaulted her on many occasions in the period leading up to his arrest in 2011, when he was taken into custody.
A statement was also obtained from Ms BC, dated 17 June 2014. This statement is noteworthy, as Ms BC, a school friend of Ms AB, states that at a time prior to the murders in July 2009, in the course of a conversation with Ms AB in which Ms BC said that she herself had been sexually abused, Ms AB said words to the effect, "Well you know what happened with your uncle, a similar thing has happened to me". Thus, the Crown case contains material indicative of, at least, a general complaint by Ms AB of sexual abuse made before the murders.
The Crown submits that the evidence of Ms AB, as contained in the statement, is relevant to the proceedings. It is contended that it indicates sexual interest on the part of the Accused, towards Ms AB, both prior to and after the deaths.
It is submitted that it bears upon the issue of motive in circumstances where the deaths of the family members occurred when Ms AB was absent from the house. It is submitted as well that it is relevant in that it sheds light upon what are said to be the substantial efforts taken by the Accused to obtain legal guardianship of Ms AB in his wife's name after the deaths of the remainder of the family.
The Crown submits that it goes to the issue of the Accused's good character, character having been raised in the trial.
It is submitted that it goes, as well, to contradict evidence of Kathy Lin that she would have noticed if the Accused had been out of his bed on the night of the murders. The Crown submits that this alibi evidence is capable of being undermined by the statement of Ms AB that, at times, the Accused was sexually dealing with her at night.
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