Father's last words to killer son were 'I love you.'
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[quote]Anthony Waterlow has told a Sydney court he is "so, so sorry" for killing his sister and art curator father, whose last words to his son were "I love you".
Nick Waterlow and his daughter Chloe Heuston had lived in fear of Anthony and begged him to get help for his mental problems, according to documents before Justice Peter Hidden.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I could, would kill Chloe and Dad, but I did. It was me, and that is what I have got to live with," Waterlow said on Tuesday.
The 43-year-old, of Stanmore, pleaded not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to the stabbing murders of his father, 68, and his sister, 36, at her Randwick home in Sydney on November 9, 2009.
He also denied recklessly causing grievous bodily harm to a young girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The issue for the judge, who is hearing the trial without a jury, is Waterlow's mental state at the time.
Waterlow gave evidence that since he had been treated with the right medication while in custody, symptoms of his schizophrenia had slowly gone away.
"This is a good thing but it is also a terrible thing, because it makes me aware of the awful reality of what I have actually done," he said.
"If I could give my life to bring them back, I would.
"I miss my family incredibly, and I am totally shattered by what I have done.
"I am so, so sorry and I will be for the rest of my life."
The packed public gallery included Waterlow's brother Luke, the partner of their widowed father, Juliet Darling, and actor Rachel Griffiths.
Waterlow was to have dinner with his family on November 9 but neighbours heard shouting and one saw two men struggling in the yard.
The younger man said: "Why did you say that?" and "tell me the truth" and the older man replied "I love you."
Ms Heuston was then heard to yell: "No don't, stop", followed by silence.
Police found undated handwritten notes by Nick Waterlow, which included: "real concerns for you and love you and want you get help which I believe you urgently need for your safety and those around you".
Ms Heuston emailed her brother in 2007, saying she loved him but was frightened he would attack her family.
"I do not want to meet up with you unless you agree to get some help," she wrote.
Her husband, Ben Heuston, had a rule that she could not see her brother on her own and had to be with him or her father.
Tendered documents also referred to a statement from a collaborator on a film course that said Waterlow had an idea for "an art exhibit at a gallery opening that came to life and killed everyone by stabbing them".
After his arrest, Waterlow told one psychiatrist he believed his family was behind a 10-year internet harassment campaign aimed at destroying his reputation.
He told another his family were involved in a "worldwide game to use my brain".
Waterlow also said "he felt his family had advised a game of harassment that would eventually lead to his death and everyone could play to try to make him commit suicide".
Between 2004 and 2007 Waterlow was assessed by psychiatrists who said he possibly had schizophrenia, but he refused to take the recommended anti-psychotic medication.
He was judged as not meeting criteria for involuntary hospitalisation, the documents said.
The trial will continue on Wednesday.[/quote]
Source: [url]http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8235905/man-accused-of-killing-family-is-shattered[/url]
Way-to-go with the guilt train dad!
That's one loving father.
I wouldn't have said that if my son killed me.
Funny how 3 little words can completely fuck someone up in a case like this.
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well I feel shitty now.
Holy mothership of shit he's probably going to kill himself at some point
[QUOTE=nmagain;29125655]That's one loving father.
I wouldn't have said that if my son killed me.[/QUOTE]
I doubt you would have said anything at all, on account of you being dead and all.
How LOVEly of him to do that.
[QUOTE=Somebody_404;29126849]How LOVEly of him to do that.[/QUOTE]
Was that supposed to be a pun? You failed miserably.
[QUOTE=Somebody_404;29126849]How LOVEly of him to do that.[/QUOTE]
fuck off you cunt.
That story made me feel really shitty. I'm gonna go hug my dad
Is it bad that I was feeling sorry for the son too? I mean, if he is telling the truth about being mentally unstable at the time imagine how shit he must feel right now.
[QUOTE=Jasun;29127330]Is it bad that I was feeling sorry for the son too? I mean, if he is telling the truth about being mentally unstable at the time imagine how shit he must feel right now.[/QUOTE]
The dad and sister had tried to help him, he disregarded this and murdered them. Regardless of his mental instability, he deserves the guilt.
That kid's going to feel regret and remorse the rest of his life. Counseling, anyone?
[QUOTE=nmagain;29125655]That's one loving father.
I wouldn't have said that if my son killed me.[/QUOTE]
Seeing how it's sending the son in a huge guilt trip that's probably going to haunt him for years, I would say it.
I feel a little sorry for the guy if he truly is schizophrenic. It's a terrible condition to live with.
[QUOTE=nmagain;29125655]That's one loving father.
I wouldn't have said that if my son killed me.[/QUOTE]
I would have called him a little shit and gone out fighting.
[QUOTE=cheetahben;29127449]That kid's going to feel regret and remorse the rest of his life. Counseling, anyone?[/QUOTE]
He's 38
[QUOTE=EastBayWilly;29127944]I would have called him a little shit and gone out fighting.[/QUOTE]
You'll feel differently once you have a child.
[QUOTE=Earthen;29127414]The dad and sister had tried to help him, he disregarded this and murdered them. Regardless of his mental instability, he deserves the guilt.[/QUOTE]
What the fuck is wrong with you. He has mental instability. He CAN'T CONTROL HIMSELF.
Nobody deserves this. Killing your dad, and living to regret it.
I'm not sure if that is any better than witnessing your own child die.
Man..
Don't get me wrong, I am just wondering if the media is making this sound so beautiful, or it actually was -that- dramatic and emotional.
The father probably molested his son, causing the mental illness in the first place.
By saying "I love you', the monstrous father brought back traumatic memories of the son's abuse, forcing him, in his damaged state, to avenge his broken soul.
What a sick, sick father.
Read between the lines, people!
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[editline]13th April 2011[/editline]
[quote] art curator father[/quote]
Your honour, it is patently apparent that these facts speak for themselves, and so I request this matter to be heard summarily.
[QUOTE=Contag;29131595]The father probably molested his son, causing the mental illness in the first place.
By saying "I love you', the monstrous father brought back traumatic memories of the son's abuse, forcing him, in his damaged state, to avenge his broken soul.
What a sick, sick father.
Read between the lines, people!
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[editline]13th April 2011[/editline]
Your honour, it is patently apparent that these facts speak for themselves, and so I request this matter to be heard summarily.[/QUOTE]If you're trying to be funny, you're not.
I literally have tears in my eyes.
That father just trolled the shit out of this guys feelings.
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[I]"Since, my friend, you have revealed your deepest fear,
I sentence you to be exposed before
Your peers.
Tear down the wall!"[/I]
that's straight out of a fucking movie or something jesus
I just teared up. That's one of the most touching things I've ever heard.
[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;29132432]that's straight out of a fucking movie or something jesus[/QUOTE]
Maybe because the media WANTS it to seem like it was taken right out of a movie. I mean, that's the stuff that gets the most attention. Just a thought, I can't really tell since I was not there.
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