TODAYS HEADINGS....

ACCUSED triple murderer Max Sica had a District Court trial on completely unrelated matters delisted today.

Lawyers for Mr Sica had hoped to have the unrelated matters heard in November to clear them before his trial on three counts of murder.

Mr Sica is charged with the murders of Neelma Singh, 24, her brother Kunal, 18, and sister Sidhi, 12. They were found dead at their parents' Bridgeman Downs home on April 22, 2003.

He was committed to stand trial for their murders last October and will plead not guilty when the minimum 15 weeks trial starts in the Supreme Court in the week of January 30.

However, Mr Sica is also facing unrelated charges in the District Court which had been listed for trial on November 14.

His lawyer Kerry Douglas made a submission to the District Court today, that the trial listing remain.

Ms Douglas said her client was clearly innocent of the charges and should have them out of the way before going to trial on the murder charges.

She argued there had been a lot of pre-trial publicity about the murders with more than 14 million hits combined on the internet about "Max Sica" and the Singh murders.

An acquittal on the District Court charges would lessen the publicity on the Supreme Court charges, she argued.

Ms Douglas said Mr Sica had also been denied a chance to see his five year old daughter because of the District Court charges.

She said she was unable to get Legal Aid and Mr Sica's family were unable pay so she would be appearing in the District Court trial without a barrister.

Prosecutor Todd Fuller,SC, said he opposed the application for the trial to go ahead because it was always planned for the more serious charges _ the murder allegations _ to be heard first.

Judge Milton Griffin,SC, said he accepted Ms Douglas passionately believed her client would be acquitted but if the reverse was to happen it could have a deterimental publicity impact on the murder trial.

He added it was unfortunate Mr Sica had not been able to see his daughter.

Judge Griffin said, however, it appeared the best course would be for the murder trial to go first and he would delist the District Court matters.

The District Court matters will be mentioned in September when Ms Douglas is to give the Crown notice of alibi.


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This is what Max Sica`s wife has written on her facebook page. She is listed as shivanjani sica on facebook. For those who would like to read about all she has to say on her husbands case, please feel free to visit her facebook page.
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"I alone know the plans i have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for. Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart.
Yes, i say, you will find me, i will restore you and i will restore you to your land. I will gather from every country and from every place which i have scattered you and i will bring you back to the land from which i had sent you away into exile. I, THE LORD, have spoken.
(jeremiah 29..11)
For the Lord says..above all i wish you health and prosperity. (amen)


Max Sica`s "Unrelated", "Seperate", "Second" Matter/Court Trial Date De-listed

Judge Milton Griffin, SC delisted Massimo (max) Sica`s unrelated District Court Trial Date, which was originally set for November 14th of this year relating to 20 alleged child sex offences of an underaged girl between 2004 and 2008.

Solicitor, Kerry Smith Douglas made submissions before Judge Griffin that the district court matter remain and be heard before the supreme court matter (re:triple singh muders) which has been listed for trial in January 2012. It is estimated that the murder trial will last at least anywhere between 15 weeks to 6 months. Defence barrister Mr Sam Di Carlo, officially withdrew from the sex case this year.
Miss Smith argued that the pre trial publicity was substantial in realtion to her clients name (max sica) reaching records of over a million, and that having the district court trial date remain or be advanced so that his name may be cleared and the publicity reduced. She also indicated as she has done so, in the past, that her client is clearly innocent and she says this after reviewing the alibi witness testimony and the numerous number of records which the defence will be able to provide in relation to the unrelated 20 child sex charges (and not 18 as the courier mail reported).
Judge Griffin accepted Miss Douglas passionately believes her client will be aquitted but said if the opposite were to happen, it would have a detremental impact on the publicity aspect on the murder trial.

Crown prosecuter Todd Fuller, SC opposed the application for the trial to go ahead because - "it was always planed for the more serious charges - the murder allegations - to be heard first. The court also heard about Max not having access to his daughter (s) since being in custody. Prosecuter Fuller stated that it appeared Mrs Shivanjani Sica had made an application to the general manager of Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre for her daughter to see her father, who is on bail on the unrelated sex offences.
The Corrective Services refused the application on the grounds that her reasons were non urgent, non compelling and that it was in the best interest of the child.

Judge Griffin was empathetic and questioned why it would be so, especially in a heavily supervised and monitered area such as Arthur Gorrie Remand Centre. Miss Douglas also told the court, (of which the DPP were unaware and suggested as the next course of action for Mrs Sica) that the application was reviewed by the deputy commissioner of corrective services and custodial operations who agreed with the decision of the general manager of Arthur Gorrie and would not accept any further applications for another year.

Judge Griffin agreed with the DPP that the sex matters be heard after the murders, despite the defensive postion of the strength of the crown case and alibi witness testimony accompanying records. He has set the matter for a mention in September of this year when Miss Douglas is expected to give a notice of alibi to the crown, which the defence failed to provide within 21 days of the end of the committal proceedings last year.

My name is Shivanjani Sica, many of you know me as Shiv, Shiv Sica or Shiv Kumar. The truth is i have a lot of storys to share with you. Unfortunately my hands are tied, because freedom of speech is not what we think it is......... I will give you an example...police not once came and spoke to me prior to Max`s arrest in relation to the sex case. The complainent child had a friend who made allegations of a similar nature against her stepfather. This matter was investigated by police at the same time as the complainent child in Max Sica`s sex charges. If i were to tell you of what i have seen and experienced as a compasionate human being and not as the wife, partner, mother (of max sica`s child) of Max Sica, i would be arrested within half an hour of speaking out the truth. I hope that you will all keep an opened mind and follow what i will be putting up on my facebook page because i have sat by and watched this injustice grow for the last 8 years. The QPS and the DPP have put obstacle after obstacle along our way during this battle.

The Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) from Queensland Police Services (QPS) went and questioned the partner of the defendent in the complainent child friends investigation but failed to do the same in my husbands matter.

This is despite one of the crowns main and first witness telling them constantly that Max`s partner Shiv Sica (i) was with him basically 24hrs a day. This could be proven through alibi testimonies of over 50 people, including the homicides squad own surveillance material. I must remind everyone this would have been better for the crown case because i did not know the details of the childs allegations and or particulars of the charges. For example...all they had to do was come and say to me..what do you remember about your Armidale trip, Nanango trip, complaintent childs birthday 2007 and many other charges because the complaintent child chose dates which were highly relevant to me. This will be proven through a number of records which i can tell you exist, just alone from memory. p.s. i must inform you i myself have not seen any of these records apart from photos and videos i have in my possession. The rest of the records will be subpoenaed by the crown after a list of alibi witnesses and records has been submitted in September this year.

Lord I pray that you will look after Max and i thank you for the victory that you have in store for me and my family. We pray for the truth to come out for despite what anyone thinks you KNOW the truth and you are in charge of our life, not MEN. In Jesus name Amen