
Case 45: Port Arthur
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The Port Arthur Massacre
During the course of this interview, martin admitted ownership of the colt a r 15 rifle. He further admitted to kidnapping a male person and ordering him at gum point into the boot of the bm w - but denied shooting anyone. The port arthur massacre had lasted about 30 minutes in total,. 35 were dead, 23 injured, many seriously injured. Gunshot wounds had left gaping holes where bullets had gone straight through. Whole parts of bodies were missing. Blood loss had been enormous. Coincidentally, on that sunday morning, 25 specialist doctors based all over australia from the royal australian college of surgeons had attended a training course in hobart. They stayed on
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