Stabbing followed 'wedgie' jibe

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Stabbing followed 'wedgie' jibe

August 12, 2008 02:20pm

A SCHOOLBOY told police he stabbed an autistic man in a Sydney public

toilet block after the man tried to grab him in a bear hug, a jury

has been told.

In the crown's opening address in the NSW Supreme Court today,

prosecutor Margaret Cunneen SC said the teenager had told police the

man had emerged from a cubicle wearing underpants, but with his

trousers around his knees.

The teenager, who was 16 at the time and cannot be named, has pleaded

not guilty to murdering Gerard Fleming, 35, at Narrabeen on Sydney's

northern beaches in June last year.

Ms Cunneen told the jury Mr Fleming had suffered from Asperger's

syndrome, a form of autism, and said the Narrabeen toilet block was

known as a gay beat, where homosexual men engaged in sexual activity

after dark.

She said the teenager had told police he had given Mr Fleming a beer,

which they had drunk inside the public toilet because it was raining.

The teenager had said Mr Fleming emerged from a toilet cubicle,

approached him and joked, " I'm giving you a wedgie.''

He had said the man grabbed him " in a kind of bear hug'' and he had

then stabbed him twice with a folding knife he was carrying in his

pocket, Ms Cunneen said.

The trial is continuing before Justice Kirby.

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From what little information is given in the article, I'd say the teen

lured this guy into the bathroom with the intent to hurt him. The teen

most probably knew the place was where gays met, he supplied the beer,

came armed with a knife and he admits to the stabbing. It's not as

though he can claim he felt his life was in danger, the poor man had his

pants around his ankles and wouldn't be able to run after him.

Going just on this article, I'd say the kid is guilty.

Kim

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Probably he is. There are other ways to make a person let go than stabbing them. I also wonder if the teen will be charged with having beer and if the person who sold it to him will also be charged.

Going just on this article, I'd say the kid is guilty.KimLooking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos.

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" Going just on this article, I'd say the kid is guilty. "

Raven and I were discussing this last night. We are inclined to agree

with you.

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