Pepper Spray legislation passed in Senate
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Office of the Parliament
Two Independent senators yesterday urged Government to allow people to buy pepper spray without permits and remove bureaucratic measures to acquire it.
The opinions came from Independent senators Evans Welch and Deoroop Teemul during yesterday’s Senate debate on the Firearms Act amendment to facilitate pepper spray use.
The bill was passed with a vote of 22 for, no objections and two abstentions.
Pepper Spray legislation passed in Senate
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Sean Luke trial: One accused to object to DNA evidence
Sean Luke, 6, was murdered in 2006.
ONE of the men charged with the brutal murder of six-year-old Sean Luke intends to object to the admissibility of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) evidence, while the second man will give evidence at the trial.
Wednesday’s sitting of the virtual trial of Akeel Mitchell and Richard Chatoo ended before lunch because of the unavailability of the witness scheduled for the day, police officer Leith Jones. He had to be tested for covid19 after a colleague tested positive for the virus.
Nevertheless, two witnesses, whose testimonies were brief, gave evidence, but it was during trial management discussions that Mitchell’s attorney indicated an objection to the DNA evidence which the State hopes to lead at the trial.
Pathologist still traumatised by Sean Luke autopsy
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Derek Achong
Even after 15 years and hundreds of autopsies, forensic pathologist Dr Eslyn McDonald-Burris is still traumatised by her work in the murder case of six-year-old Sean Luke.
McDonald-Burris made the admission yesterday, as she took the witness stand in the virtual judge-alone trial of Akeel Mitchell and Richard Chatoo, who are accused of committing the crime as teenagers.
Responding to whether she had seen media reports on the start of the case, McDonald-Burris said: “To be honest with you, I got depressed as I had to live it all over again as a pathologist.”