OFFICIAL TRIAL BY MEDIA

Kay Dibben
January 10, 2009 11:00pm

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24896734-952,00.html

PLEASE NOTE: where you see writing in ( ) i added myself and is not part of the actual article.

Police allege tool used as weapon in Singh slayings

THE killer of three Brisbane siblings found dead in a spa bath in 2003 used a garden fork from their home to inflict head injuries, police will allege.

Documents filed in the Supreme Court in Brisbane for the bail application of Max Sica, the man accused of the Singh triple murders, outline the police case against him.

Autopsy results show that while Neelma Singh, 24, died from manual strangulation, she and her brother Kunal, 18, and sister Sidhi, 12, suffered head injuries, according to the documents.
The primary cause of death for Kunal was drowning and Sidhi died as a result of head injuries, on or about April 21, 2003, while their parents were in Fiji.

The police court brief and an investigating officer's statement allege:
• Bleach was used to clean parts of the crime scene.
• Sica emailed nude photos of Neelma to her family and friends in March 2003, after their relationship broke up.
• A few weeks before the deaths, Neelma and her father complained to police about concerns over Sica's behavior.
• In the month before her death, Sica told Neelma Singh he had a brain tumour.

Det Sen-Sgt Joe Zitney alleged in an affidavit that the police case would be that Sica, Neelma's ex-boyfriend, killed all three and attempted to destroy crime scene evidence to conceal his identity. (why would he have to conceal his identity if he was in that house on many occassions?)

Sica, who on December 30 was charged with the murders, claimed to have discovered the bodies in a spa bath when he went to the Singhs' house at Bridgeman Downs in Brisbane on April 22.
He has denied being at the house at the time of their deaths or being responsible for the murders.

The brief of evidence alleges that in the month leading up to the deaths, Sica created a fictitious story that he had a brain tumour to get sympathy from Neelma and entice her back into a relationship.

After her parents left for a trip to Fiji, Neelma wrote prayer documents offering support for Sica.
The police brief of evidence alleges that at 8.56pm on April 20 an SMS text was sent from Neelma's mobile to Sica, indicating she was expecting him to visit later that night.

The court documents indicated police will allege that after she let him in they had an argument and he manually strangled her, before using a garden fork from the garage to inflict further injuries.

Sica then allegedly used the garden fork to inflict injuries on Kunal and Sidhi, while they were in bed in separate bedrooms, the court brief says.

Police will claim he then used bed linen to drag the bodies of Neelma and Kunal into the master bedroom ensuite and put them in a spa bath, turning on at least one tap. Police allege he then carried Sidhi's body to the spa.

The police will allege Sica used household bleach found in the home to clean parts of the crime scene.

Police allege that on March 27, 2003, Neelma Singh recorded a conversation she had with Sica on her mobile phone "as she was concerned about his increasingly irrational and unpredictable behaviour".

She and her father, Vijay Singh, allegedly reported their concerns about Sica to Stafford police that day and Mr Singh later installed a sophisticated alarm system in the house.

In interviews with police, Sica allegedly claimed in the week leading to the deaths he went to the Singh home three times late at night and had sex with Neelma.

He allegedly told police that he parked his car away from the house and approached on foot, and Neelma let him in via a rear door.

Police allege the crime scene was staged to look like a failed burglary, but only Neelma's personal diary, a locket given to her by Sica and some earrings were missing. (search warrants issued for the Sica`s homes had quite a list of things police say was missing and were searching for)

On April 22, after Sica said he discovered the bodies, police claim they found a computer in his family home with a program designed to erase all data still running.

It is alleged another computer found in a Sica family holiday unit had a list of email addresses matching those who were sent nude photos of Neelma.

In an affidavit, Michael Byrne, QC, for Sica, said the Crown case was circumstantial and surprisingly weak.

He said there was ample evidence in Mr Singh's statement of others who had credible reason to harm the Singh family and who had made threats against the family.

Forensic psychologist Prof Ian Coyle's affidavit said he had examined Sica and found he did not pose a threat to potential witnesses and was not at risk of fleeing.

At the bail hearing on January 2, Mr Byrne said Sica had been charged with numerous offences over the years but had never skipped bail and had not left the country.

Mr Byrne asked for an adjournment so Justice Robert Douglas could hear a 2006 tape in which Sica's father allegedly encourages his son to leave the country if charged. On the tape, Sica allegedly says: "I don't do airports."

Mr Byrne said some psychological material presented by the DPP concerning Sica was "froth and bubble".

In his affidavit, Sica denied committing the murders and said he would adhere to all conditions if released on bail.

He described himself as a disability pensioner with back injuries.
He said if granted bail he would reside at his Toorbul home which he shares with his wife, their two-year-old daughter and his teenage son.

The bail application was adjourned until January 27.

THIS IS THE PROSECUTERS WHOLE CASE PUT IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO READ.
THE TRIAL HAS ALREADY STARTED BEFORE IT HAS EVEN OFFCIALLY BEGUN

Due to legalities still pending, there will be no comment for now. As soon as legalities lifted, there will be many interesting and factual comments on these ALLEGATIONS.