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Prosecution says Watson's lies will prove guilt, defense says no hard evidence
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Prosecutor Andrew Arrington says the Gabe Watson murder trial is about facts. "That is our burden," he said. "That is what you must hold us to and that is what we will prove to you over the coming days." Arrington says the prosecution will prove Watson killed his wife, Tina, during a scuba diving trip in Australia back in October of 2003. He says the prosecution's best testimony is from Watson himself. "Words out of the defendant's own mouth," he said. "You're going to hear how the story is changing and how it continually changes." But Defense Attorney Brett Bloomston says that's not true. "The perfect storm and culmination of bad facts and bad circumstances led to Tina's tragic death," he said. Bloomston says the jury will hear a lot of "should of, could of and would of" from the prosecution, about how Watson could have saved is wife's life...but that's it. "What you will not hear is any evidence that Gabe Watson did anything intentional to cause [Tina's] death," Bloomston said. The defense also tried to paint a picture of the newlywed's life together. "She was also career oriented and goal focused," Bloomston said. "She loved animals...she loved Gabe and she loved Gabe's family." All lies according to the prosecution, who says from day one Watson has lied about everything. "He stated to [Tina's father] when he finally called back to the U.S. to say his daughter had died that 'I was there with Tina during the resuscitation attempt.' He lied. He was never there." Wednesday morning the trial will resume with Australian Police Detective Kevin Gehrington on the stand, who interviewed Watson just after the death of his wife.
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