Sue vs James - The Four Winds and the Defence's Arguments

Sue's former friend, philip triffett, took the stand to repeat his story about sue. He said she wanted to kill both her brother and bob and throw them overboard. This had allegedly happened in the nineties. When asked why he didn't report either of these conversations to police at the time, he claimed he didn't think the threats would ever eventuate. The defence urged the jury to reject these claims on the basis that philip was a dishonest man who was hoping to gain a personal advantage from giving false evidence. They criticised police for not seriously investigating sue's concerns that some one might have used the four winds to smuggle drugs. While there were compelling arguments both