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If you don't remember this bloke, he's the guy that drove his children (ages 10, 7 & 2) into a dam near Geelong & left them to die.
Farquharson's defence is that he suffered a coughing fit (a condition described by Associate Professor Matthew Naughton as cough syncope) to the point of blackout. Naughton claims this is extremely unlikely.
Contradictions to his defence include (from Wikipedia):
- Sergeant Glen Urquhart gave evidence that the steering wheel of Farquharson's vehicle would require a 220-degree turn to veer as it did on the highway to leave the road. There was no evidence of braking before the car entered the dam.[13] The vehicle's headlights, heater and ignition system were all in the off position.
- Shane Atkinson, who discovered Farquharson on the side of the road, said Farquharson twice refused to call the 000 emergency number, preferring instead to travel to Winchelsea to tell his wife of his children's fate.
- Former police superintendent David Axup, who hasn't been a policeman for over 20 years, contradicted the prosecution's arguments about the path and steering of the car as it left the road, believing it had probably traveled on a 53-degree arc. He said this could be explained by the right camber of the road towards the dam, and the fact the car had poor wheel alignment, meaning it would move uncontrolled to the right.
The theory is that he was attempting to get back at his ex-wife Cindy Gambino after their divorce almost a year before the incident. He told a man named Greg King that he "intended to take away the things that mean the most to her".
Farquharson was on Zoloft and Avanza for depression.
Regardless of his intentions, to not even attempt to save your three children from drowning, which is pretty much one of the most horrific deaths imaginable, is a pretty disgraceful and cowardly act.
For the record, I'm of the opinion that he drove his children into the dam on purpose and left them to die.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Farquharson
Farquharson's defence is that he suffered a coughing fit (a condition described by Associate Professor Matthew Naughton as cough syncope) to the point of blackout. Naughton claims this is extremely unlikely.
Contradictions to his defence include (from Wikipedia):
- Sergeant Glen Urquhart gave evidence that the steering wheel of Farquharson's vehicle would require a 220-degree turn to veer as it did on the highway to leave the road. There was no evidence of braking before the car entered the dam.[13] The vehicle's headlights, heater and ignition system were all in the off position.
- Shane Atkinson, who discovered Farquharson on the side of the road, said Farquharson twice refused to call the 000 emergency number, preferring instead to travel to Winchelsea to tell his wife of his children's fate.
- Former police superintendent David Axup, who hasn't been a policeman for over 20 years, contradicted the prosecution's arguments about the path and steering of the car as it left the road, believing it had probably traveled on a 53-degree arc. He said this could be explained by the right camber of the road towards the dam, and the fact the car had poor wheel alignment, meaning it would move uncontrolled to the right.
The theory is that he was attempting to get back at his ex-wife Cindy Gambino after their divorce almost a year before the incident. He told a man named Greg King that he "intended to take away the things that mean the most to her".
Farquharson was on Zoloft and Avanza for depression.
Regardless of his intentions, to not even attempt to save your three children from drowning, which is pretty much one of the most horrific deaths imaginable, is a pretty disgraceful and cowardly act.
For the record, I'm of the opinion that he drove his children into the dam on purpose and left them to die.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Farquharson
