[quote]A Melbourne man who was angry at being propositioned by his gay housemate assaulted him with a platypus statue during a fatal fight, a court has heard.
Aaron James Johnstone, 29, "lost it" after his drunk and naked housemate Phillip Higgins propositioned him in September 2006.
Johnstone told police he assaulted Mr Higgins before dropping the platypus statue on him.
Johnstone has pleaded not guilty to murder and is facing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court.
In his opening address to the jury, prosecutor Mark Rochford SC said an office chair was also used in the alleged murder.
He said Johnstone carried out a sustained attack on 46-year-old Mr Higgins.
Mr Higgins, who was openly gay, was found lying dead on the floor of their Seaford home with a pair of underpants beside him.
There was blood beside his body and on the office chair, Mr Rochford said.
Also nearby was the 8kg platypus statue, he said.
Mr Higgins suffered numerous injuries including a fractured bone in the neck, and abrasions and lacerations to the head, Mr Rochford said.
A post-mortem showed he had a blood alcohol concentration of .32.
Mr Rochford said in Johnstone's record of interview he told police Mr Higgins had come out of the bedroom and said he would like to have oral sex with him.
At that point Johnstone told police he lost it, hitting and kicking Mr Higgins.
He said he then dropped the statue on Mr Higgins.
Johnstone intended to kill or cause really serious injury to Mr Higgins, Mr Rochford said.
Johnstone's barrister, John Desmond, said while he did not dispute his client's actions caused the death of Mr Higgins, he did not intend to kill him.
"The evidence will show that Higgins propositioned Johnstone in his drunken state," Mr Desmond said.
It was not the first time Johnstone had been propositioned by a drunken Mr Higgins, he said.
Mr Desmond urged the jury to look closely at the evidence about the platypus.
The trial before Justice Robert Osborn continues on Friday.[/quote]
Source: [url]http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8259498/gay-housemate-killed-after-advance-court[/url]
Well that was gay of him.
[quote]assaulted him with a platypus statue during a fatal fight[/quote]
:psyduck:
a 46 year old man, naked, proposes to his drunk roommate, whom is 29 years old, so he kills him with a platypus statue.
I just don't even understand
I didn't see the word statue at first which made it really funny.
A person getting killed by someone he likes is so :frown:
He should have ducked.
im sorry and I in no way condone anti-gay violence but beating a guy to death with a platypus statue for proposing to you is fucking slapstick gold
[QUOTE=Judas;30349824]im sorry and I in no way condone anti-gay violence but beating a guy to death with a platypus statue for proposing to you is fucking slapstick gold[/QUOTE]
Winning post right here.
Such is life in Australia
edit: what does propositioned even mean? is it some weird tense of proposed? or did the guy ask the other guy to have sex with him or something?
[quote]Mr Desmond urged the jury to look closely at the evidence about the platypus.[/quote]
That sneaky, god damned platypus!
[QUOTE=gnoob;30350136]Such is life in Australia
edit: what does propositioned even mean? is it some weird tense of proposed? or did the guy ask the other guy to have sex with him or something?[/QUOTE]
Proposition - An offer of sexual intercourse made to a person with whom one is not sexually involved, esp. one that is made in an unsubtle or offensive way
[QUOTE=The very best;30349367]a 46 year old man, naked, proposes to his drunk roommate, whom is 29 years old, so he kills him with a platypus statue.
I just don't even understand[/QUOTE]
They say the heat makes people crazy
cant blame the murderer. feel sorry for both
[QUOTE=BloodYScar;30350686]cant blame the murderer.[/QUOTE]
Are you a fucking retard or just a terrible person
[QUOTE=BloodYScar;30350686]cant blame the murderer. feel sorry for both[/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/WdDz4.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=BloodYScar;30350686]cant blame the murderer. feel sorry for both[/QUOTE]
preeeeety sure you can
[img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/448214507_b694a21941.jpg[/img]
Deadly weapon.
And politicans / gay people can't magically think that everyone will accept the same morals they themselves got for gay people. Even if that sounds unthinkable that's how human beings works, but i bet this will lead to more "pro gay rights stuff" that won't lead anywhere.
[QUOTE=BloodYScar;30350686]cant blame the murderer. feel sorry for both[/QUOTE]
So what you are implying is that if a gay man drunkenly proposes to you it's understandable to beat them to death?
Remind me not to get tanked around you.
[QUOTE=BagMinge104;30351584]So what you are implying is that if a gay man drunkenly proposes to you it's understandable to beat them to death?
Remind me not to get tanked around you.[/QUOTE]
What he's implying is that he's a shitheap
Does the animal depicted in the statue really matter? I mean he could have beat him to death with a lawn flamingo or a Jesus statue, would that have really made a difference?
But anyway, killing a drunk guy for proposing to you is pretty fucked up.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;30351593]What he's implying is that he's a shitheap[/QUOTE]
We need a Greasemonkey script that detects when someone says something stupid and/or sociopathic and replaces it with "What I am implying is that I'm a massive shitheap."
[QUOTE=Sexy Eskimo;30351523]And politicans / gay people can't magically think that everyone will accept the same morals they themselves got for gay people. Even if that sounds unthinkable that's how human beings works, but i bet this will lead to more "pro gay rights stuff" that won't lead anywhere.[/QUOTE]
Wrong!
[img]http://www.publicagenda.org/files/charts/rf_gayrights_acceptance.png[/img]
[QUOTE=TH89;30351652]Wrong!
[img]http://www.publicagenda.org/files/charts/rf_gayrights_acceptance.png[/img][/QUOTE]
You don't even have to entertain his drivel with actual statistics, saying that gays shouldn't have rights because the public doesn't want them to isn't worth a response
[QUOTE=TH89;30351652]Wrong!
[img]http://www.publicagenda.org/files/charts/rf_gayrights_acceptance.png[/img][/QUOTE]
Wow didn't expect a huge racist to correct me, ok i agree that there actually is a rather fast change. But you can still not expect everyone to change their views with a snap of a finger. This guy probably rage like anyone else do over other stupid stuff.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;30351698]You don't even have to entertain his drivel with actual statistics, saying that gays shouldn't have rights because the public doesn't want them to isn't worth a response[/QUOTE]
Wait, that's what he said? I thought that he was implying that people don't change their opinions which makes pro gay rights movements useless. (an equally poor opinion)
[QUOTE=Zeke129;30351698]You don't even have to entertain his drivel with actual statistics, saying that gays shouldn't have rights because the public doesn't want them to isn't worth a response[/QUOTE]
The fact that anyone can think that other people shouldn't have the same rights for whatever reason is fucking stupid.
[QUOTE=Sexy Eskimo;30351709]Wow didn't expect a huge racist to correct me, ok i agree that there actually is a rather fast change. But you can still not expect everyone to change their views with a snap of a finger. This guy probably rage like anyone else do over other stupid stuff.[/QUOTE]
Did you just seriously call TH89 racist? Seriously? And how is gay rights stupid, when countless LGBT individuals are persecuted or denied their rights in most countries?
"Australia marks statues as class 2 weapons, effectively bans them from public use"
[QUOTE=Zeke129;30351698]You don't even have to entertain his drivel with actual statistics, saying that gays shouldn't have rights because the public doesn't want them to isn't worth a response[/QUOTE]
I never said that Gay People should have different rights, i'm just saying that there is stupid people that might get upset over it. Being asked oral sex and to get married probably pushed this guy over the edge. Just like if you pick up a hot girl at the bar and suddenly realize there is a penis under your bedspreads.
[QUOTE=BagMinge104;30351753]Did you just seriously call TH89 racist? Seriously? And how is gay rights stupid, when countless LGBT individuals are persecuted or denied their rights in most countries?[/QUOTE]
Well he got a red text under his name "Huge Racist".
[QUOTE=Sexy Eskimo;30351783]I never said that Gay People should have different rights, i'm just saying that there is stupid people that might get upset over it. Being asked oral sex and to get married probably pushed this guy over the edge. Just like if you pick up a hot girl at the bar and suddenly realize there is a penis under your bedspreads.[/QUOTE]
dear lord you sound like the script for the Hangover 2
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