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LAWYERS DEFENDING Byron Bay mum Sara Connor against murder charges relating to the death of Balinese policeman Wayan Sudarsa have argued Sara should have at worst been charged with eliminating evidence or even that she should have been released with no charges.
They argue the case against her was “inaccurate, unclear and incomplete” and accused prosecutors of “sacrificing” her simply to “save face”.
“Don’t force (yourself) to fulfil specific targets or save face by sacrificing the defendant and sacrificing the law,” they told the judges.
The indictment, they argued, was not based on the result of the investigation but “speculation” and gave the general impression of being “made up”.
In their lengthy 19-page challenge to the charges, Sara’s lawyers said there was no description in her indictment of how Ms Connor’s actions caused the death of Mr Sudarsa.
“Is she a perpetrator? Is Sara someone who told people to do it? Is she involved in doing that? Is Sara the one who persuaded or motivated David James Taylor to do the act that caused the victim to die?” they asked.
When Sara’s trial began, her defence said the only charge against her should be that of concealing evidence. That related to something she had admitted, which was cutting up Mr Sudarsa’s identification cards and dumping of them.