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lemongirl 
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 5:20pm |
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10583471&pnum=0
To say I am unimpressed by the narcissistic bedwetter defence put up by her attacker would be an understatement.
The fact he gets to use the provocation (ie. she made me do it for being mean to me) as his defence makes my blood curl. It's bad enough that he killed her in such a heinous way, but that he now gets to trample her memory as well makes it so much worse.
My thoughts are with her friends and family.
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pepsi
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 5:33pm |
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He's an absolute psycho. What a horrific way for her to die, it's something you'd think you could only see in a horror movie. Her poor family.
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 5:45pm |
I agree - the fact that he's using 'provocation' as a defence is ridiculous. He's obviously unrepentant.
I feel especially sorry for her mother who was right there. OMG talk about a mother's worst nightmare 
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 6:05pm |
This guy makes me sick, each time I see this man he makes my blood boil...
the fact she was packing to move to another city, starting a new life, he obviously was never going to let her go and live her life without him so he planned to kill her, no body carries a knife that size, just in case.
He sounds like a control freak who put her down constantly, and she was so gorgeous, young, smart, had a lot going for her. It seems like if he coudln't have her, no one else would.
I hope he goes away for a VERY long time, looser 
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 6:10pm |
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That guy need to be hung by his balls!!!!! The biggest creep ever!! I'm horrified at what he did to that poor girl, and for her mum who would've seen it. Those horrific memories will never leave her. I hope the jury find him GUILTY of MURDER!!!
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 6:54pm |
you've all said exactly what I would say anyway.
ugh,scum , complete and utter scum .
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 8:23pm |
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You're right joleneandjustin - she seemed to be very smart and was gorgeous and it is an absolute shame what this monster did.
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 9:51pm |
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If he doesn't get put away for a long time charged with murder then justice has not been done imo.
Her poor mother.
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Posted: 09 July 2009 at 11:03pm |
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I agree too. The more I see it on the news the more annoyed it makes me. It is terrible.
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 9:16am |
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 9:44am |
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I agree, the fact that he is allowed to tarnish her memory is shocking. The guy is clearly psycho and needs to go away for a very long time (won't be long enough though will it).
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 12:05pm |
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I can't even watch anything to do with this on the news as it just makes me so angry. He is a awful man who I hope rots in jail for a very very long time.
Its just unimaginable what her poor mother must be going through. No one should have to see what she did.
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 1:38pm |
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I completely agree with everyone!!
I can't imagine the jury will have any problems finding him guilty, although we really do need hasher penilties for psychos like him!!
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 3:54pm |
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Its revolting. he's a psychopath.
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 7:58pm |
It makes me so mad that the lawyer is going for manslaughter - I simply cannot understand how cutting/stabbing someone 216 times could be manslaughter and not cold blooded murder?
Every time I hear about this now it makes me so mad
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 8:42pm |
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phew im not the only one who cant believe he is trying for manslaughter. its disgusting. hes sick and should be locked away for life. theres a huuuge difference between retaliating and giving someone a slap or something (not condoning violence, but you get my point) and stabbing and violating someone 200 odd times.
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 9:58pm |
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I can't understand how he can even be allowed to give provocation as a defence - even if she looked him in the eye and said "kill me!", it still doesn't give him the right to kill her! Provocation my big toe!
And yes, it creeps me out to the way he is so cool, calm and collected. Sociopath much?
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 10:33pm |
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I agree with everything said above, the guy is a complete psycho.
And he sits in the stand laughing and joking about him being 'top of his class' blah blah blah. If you kill someone without meaning to do so (manslaughter) then surely your whole demeanour throughout the trial would reflect remorse and utter disgust with yourself.
I hope this guy goes away for a long time and gets what he deserves in prison (which no doubt he will, even crims have morals apparently!)
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Posted: 10 July 2009 at 11:37pm |
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Maya, you said what I was going to say, how could someone be so calm even jovial talking about things she apparently said to him of a sexual nature...FREAK...
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Posted: 11 July 2009 at 6:14pm |
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I HATE how much he seems to be enjoying being on the stand. I hope the jury is seeing how arrogant he is.
Ew he is just horrible and my heart breaks for that girl who must have been so excited about starting a new job. Not to mention her mother, what that lady must have gone through.
He said he killed Sophie because of all the hell she had put him through.... what about the hell he has inflicted on everyone else by being selfish and killing her.
I don't understand the manslaughter defence, it makes a joke of our justice system that they would even allow such a defence. I can't imagine how he will be found anything BUT guilty of murder. I hope he gets a very, very long sentence.
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