Australian woman Sara Connor, who is implicated in the murder of a Bali police officer, is now accused of burning evidence after her British boyfriend David Taylor allegedly bashed the traffic cop to death with a beer bottle.
The policeman, Wayan Sudarsa, was found dead last week on a popular beach with wounds to his head and neck. Police allege that Taylor flew into a rage and accused Sudarsa of being a ‘fake cop’ before beating him to to death. Both Connor and Taylor have been named as suspects, which in the Indonesian justice system generally means investigators believe there is enough evidence to prosecute.
It is suggested that although Taylor murdered the officer, it was Connor who collected his wallet and mobile phone and suggested burning them alongside the couple’s clothes, which were bloodied after the attack.
Denpasar Police chief Hadi Purnomo claims the couple were methodical in their covering up of the crime:
They had a plan to burn the evidence, including the clothes and the victim’s mobile phone and wallet … so the cards in the wallet were cut up with scissors, the mobile phone was disposed of and everything in the wallet was cut up by scissors. There was a police member card and others. Then it was burned by Sara and David.
They could face up to 15 years in jail if found guilty of murder. Indonesian investigators have 120 days to officially charge the pair if they believe they have enough evidence.
Source: news.com.au.
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