and a little boy died

Greg Domaszewicz really must think we are a bunch of dills. And he must think that he is so very very clever. Remember this man – accused, charged and acquitted of bashing little Jaidyn Leskie to death and dumping his body in a dam—virtually said, when charged with murder, ”bring it on”. He couldn’t wait to clear his name.  And then he declined to go in the witness box. Didn’t want to risk detailed cross-examination on how come his wallet was wet that night. How come damp banknotes were found in his possession.

 Then came a coronial inquest into Jaidyn’s death. And again he said: bring it on. I will use it to clear my name. Then he tried to have the inquest aborted and declined to appear as a witness. Presumably on the grounds of self-incrimination. Well today he got his comeuppance in a way if he reads the front page of the Herald Sun. If he CAN read the newspaper rather than just colour it in .

The headline said:  “ Greg did it – Coroner told there is enough evidence to name Jaidyn Leskie’s killer”

The former Victorian Attorney General, Jim Kennan, has told the coroner that there is enough evidence to find that Domaszewicz killed the little boy and dumped his body in a dam near Moe.

In a written submission to Victorian Coroner, Graeme Johnstone,  Kennan ruled out all other suspects. And that is important because Domaszewicz tried to smear the names of more than half a dozen other people.

Kennan said Jaidyn was almost certainly bashed to death with a blunt instrument soon after having his arm broken.  He also said that Jaidyn was probably dead when Domaszewicz went to pick up the baby’s mother in a nearby town around 2a.m.

Kennan also said that claims by three prisoners that Domaszewicz had confessed to the murder in jail  were of “limited value”.

At the first aborted inquest the accused killer’s lawyers successfully argued that it was a breach of his civil rights. Jaidyn Leskie’s civil rights didn’t get a look in. 

Monday, November 7, 2005

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