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David Bain defence continues grilling
By IAN STEWARD - The Press
David Bain's defence has continued to grill the police officer second-in-charge of the Bain family murder investigation today.
Detective Senior Sergeant James Doyle continued testifying this morning after a tough day yesterday answering criticisms of the police investigation into the 1994 murders.
It is now day four of Bain's retrial for the murder of five members of his family.
Defence counsel Michael Reed, QC, yesterday accused Doyle's investigation of multiple short-comings including:
- Not following up on possible motives for Bain's father Robin to commit the murders including allegations he was in an incestuous relationship with daughter Laniet and that Laniet worked as a prostitute.
- Not carrying out gunshot residue tests on either Bain or his father.
- Not removing and preserving the skin around Robin Bain's bullet wound.
- Not cutting out and preserving imprints of bloody footprints throughout the house.
- Not keeping unneccessary visitors clear of the crime scene.
- Not correcting wrong timing evidence at Bain's original trial.
- Ordering destruction of evidence not presented at the first trial that the defence says could have exonerated Bain.
Bain, now 36, is charged with the murder of father Robin, 58, mother Margaret, 50, sisters Arawa, 19, Laniet, 18 and brother Stephen, 14 on June 20, 1994 by shooting them with .22 rifle at the Bain home at 65 Every Street, Dunedin.
Bain's original conviction for the murders was quashed by the Privy Council after he spent 13 years in prison.
Bain's defence team maintains Robin Bain killed the family and then shot himself.
By IAN STEWARD - The Press
David Bain's defence has continued to grill the police officer second-in-charge of the Bain family murder investigation today.
Detective Senior Sergeant James Doyle continued testifying this morning after a tough day yesterday answering criticisms of the police investigation into the 1994 murders.
It is now day four of Bain's retrial for the murder of five members of his family.
Defence counsel Michael Reed, QC, yesterday accused Doyle's investigation of multiple short-comings including:
- Not following up on possible motives for Bain's father Robin to commit the murders including allegations he was in an incestuous relationship with daughter Laniet and that Laniet worked as a prostitute.
- Not carrying out gunshot residue tests on either Bain or his father.
- Not removing and preserving the skin around Robin Bain's bullet wound.
- Not cutting out and preserving imprints of bloody footprints throughout the house.
- Not keeping unneccessary visitors clear of the crime scene.
- Not correcting wrong timing evidence at Bain's original trial.
- Ordering destruction of evidence not presented at the first trial that the defence says could have exonerated Bain.
Bain, now 36, is charged with the murder of father Robin, 58, mother Margaret, 50, sisters Arawa, 19, Laniet, 18 and brother Stephen, 14 on June 20, 1994 by shooting them with .22 rifle at the Bain home at 65 Every Street, Dunedin.
Bain's original conviction for the murders was quashed by the Privy Council after he spent 13 years in prison.
Bain's defence team maintains Robin Bain killed the family and then shot himself.
