!/ the wife stated that she wouldnt prosecute well she wouldnt dare for fear of reprisal so her statement of the open hand slap and the suggestion of the fire place not having a protective barrier was probably her way of pouring ooil onto the rough seas.So what she said could be discounted. 2/ the husband was so drunk that he asked who the neighbour was b/ didnt try to conceal the incidentby tidying the wife up or hiding the gun or cleaning the blood 3/ the wife said that she had threatened him first (but no brick and previous history says that was a false statement meant to calm the waters 4/ if the boots sole looked at though it had walked thru the blood I would assume that the boot had nothing to do with the injuries or anything really 5/ if he hit her with his right palm open facing her she would have fallen to her right and that is where the wound was 6/ we all know that head wounds bleed like ....um ill be polite and say like billy o and sinse there were no other wounds that were bleeding that would account for the blood 7/ no blood near the fireplace......so she didnt it her head there and nothing on the floor could account for it...and he was too drunk to hide anything 8/ the gun barrell was removed before she was hit as it was stored within in the fire wall and the blood was 7 ft away ...the bruising wasnt caused by a hand nor the cut to her head...........had she reached for it in defence and that was when he took it from her and when he has wrestled it from her hit her with it to the back of her head and then a few times round her body... 9/ the witnesses are very dodgey i feel that they altered their statements for fear of reprisal...ie being hit or thrown out of their lodgings. Im sorry but sinse nothing else was in the room other than the gun barrel to hit her and inflict those wounds and injuries and noone else in the house had cause to inflict them upon her the only person possible is the husband who I have just found guilty. with diminished responsibility due to the alcohol and in todays society he would be given a good behaviour bond and told to seek counselling for his alcolhol abuse and anger management. If there had been no other bruising Id concede that just maybe the blow was accidental...in a struggle though its depth dosnt imply an accident of any kind....the other bruising makes me believe that there was a struggle. Why in heavens name would she call for brandy at 9 if she is accustomed to his abuse... please if I have missed something bring it to my attention Christene