INVESTIGATOR CREEPED OUT BY SICA

Investigator 'creeped out' by Sica AMELIA BENTLEY
May 5, 2010 - 6:18AM

Accused killer Max Sica allegedly held his victim's hand as she lay dead in a spa bath, a Brisbane court has heard.

In the continuation of a committal hearing for Mr Sica, accused of the brutal slaying of his on-and-off girlfriend Neelma, 24, her 18-year-old brother Kunal and 12-year-sister Sidhi Singh seven years ago, Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday heard evidence from a private investigator involved in the murder inquiry.

Brenda Sanche, who met with Mr Sica several times after the suburban killings, told detectives investigating the murders she became "creeped out" by Mr Sica who she believed was "obsessed" with the exact time of the Singhs' deaths and why their bodies were dumped in a hot spa bath.

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Ms Sanche, who was not present in court but whose evidence was played via a recorded interview with police, said Mr Sica told her how he discovered the bodies of the Singhs when he let himself in to their home through an open garage door in April 2003.

He told her how, after seeing the bodies in the spa, he had held Neelma's hand before emergency services arrived at the crime scene in Grass Tree Close, Bridgeman Downs, in Brisbane's north.

Ms Sanche said she found that piece of information "really weird" and said she "thought he was lying" about parts of his story after she studied his body language.

After having coffee with Mr Sica several times in the months following the killings, Ms Sanche said she was "creeped out".

"I was feeling kinda creeped out about Max. Just things he said ... every conversation we had he wanted to know the time of death ... he was obsessed with the time of death," she said.

Mr Sica also was fixated on the security system installed at the Singhs' home, telling Ms Sanche the system had "laser beams" which could detect people in the home.

He also continually spoke about how the bodies had been left in hot water, saying: "Everybody knows it's cold water that gets rid of evidence".

But Ms Sanche said she did not think Mr Sica believed that statement, saying she thought he would have known it was hot water rather than cold which could wash away evidence.

Ms Sanche said an associate named Greg had told her Mr Sica had "looked into my eyes and said he didn't do this" and Greg believed him.

"He's telling me to believe him, but things just didn't make sense in my head," she said.

Following a five-and-a-half-year investigation into the Singh murders, Mr Sica was arrested and charged the murders of the Singh siblings.

The 40-year-old father of three from Stafford Heights, in Brisbane's north, denies the charges.

Since his arrest in November 2008 and following two failed applications for bail, Mr Sica has been in jail on remand awaiting the outcome of a trial.

The committal hearing, in which Magistrate Brian Hine will determine if there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial, continues today.


OBSESSED WITH SINGH`S TIME OF DEATH AND WHY BODIES WERE DUMPED IN HOT SPA BATH.... Max Sica was devestated at finding Neelma, Kunal and Sidhi dead in a spa. He as much as anyone wanted to know who did this. The police when interviewing him the first time had asked him who he thought had done it, he replied how would i know, but if i did, pray i dont get to them first. He then told the investigating officer i did not do this if that`s what your thinking. Then he soon came to realize that he was their prime suspect.

As for Ms Sanche, the so called investigator, she was on her first job when she met Max and was an understudy for the actual real investigator, Greg, the person she says was an associate. Ms Sanche at that stage had no qualifications whatsoever to be an investigator let alone analysing someones body language. But like everything else about this case, each and all are entitled to have their say about what they assume, what they allege and what they then acutally know.

BLEACHED FEET ARTICLE

Bleached feet used in murder investigation
AMELIA BENTLEY April 30, 2010

Police officers dipped their feet in bleach solutions and walked on carpet samples while investigating the murders of the Singh siblings at their north Brisbane home seven years ago, a court has been told.

Former flight attendant Neelma, 24, student Kunal, 18 and 12-year-old Sidhi Singh were found slain in their Bridgeman Downs home in April 2003, while their parents were away in Fiji.

Neelma's on-and-off boyfriend, former neighbour Max Sica, now 40, was charged with their murders in late 2008 following a five year investigation into the grisly killings.
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Yesterday during Mr Sica's committal hearing, the Brisbane Magistrates Court was told the police experiment was done in order to mimic the Singhs' killer, who police allege left bleach-stained foot prints on carpet at the murder scene.

Police have alleged Mr Sica used bleach to clean part of the Singhs' home after he strangled Neelma, bashed and then drowned Kunal and bludgeoned Sidhi to death.

Yesterday afternoon, defence barrister Sam Di Carlo questioned scientist Richard Mattner, who discovered bleach traces on several items taken from the Singhs home following the discovery of the siblings' bodies.

Mr Mattner said he remembered police officers involved in the investigation soaked their feet in buckets of bleach solutions and walked up and down carpets in order to re-create footprints found at the murder scene.

"Initially, it was hoped to simulate footprints on carpet. It was bare feet ... I believe it was quite unsuccessful," he said.

Mr Mattner said he remembered police were "disappointed with the results" because they had been unable to make a path of footprints like the ones discovered at the Grass Tree Close home.

"I suggested a way to produce more footprints was to put a pair of socks on," he said.

Mr Mattner denied police pressured him to make particular findings about footprints in bleach on carpet.

But he said it was true he emailed a colleague in July 2003 regarding the Singh murders investigation, which said: "The detectives say the evidence is critical since they don't have much to hang their hats on".

Mr Mattner said he had been referring to "confirmatory tests" to double-check his work.

"This was an important case, clearly," he said.

Carpet from vehicles used by Mr Sica around the time of the killings was also tested for bleach traces, Mr Mattner said.

There were areas which, to the naked eye, appeared as though bleach had come in contact.

But back at his laboratory, Mr Mattner said he found no evidence of bleach product.

The committal hearing, which began in August last year and was adjourned several times before resuming earlier this month, continues today.


YES AND THIS PROVES WHAT? JUST MORE ASSUMPTIONS, ALLEGATIONS AND INUENDO`S