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02 july 2010




Bondage sex killer's appeal dismissed


Source: www.news.com.au  - NEWS.com.au - Australia


AUSTRALIA- A MAN found guilty of murdering a woman during bondage sex has lost an appeal against his conviction.

Steven Roy Turner, 35, was found guilty after a trial in the Supreme Court in Rockhampton in September last year of murdering Nicole Lieske, 33, in February 2005.

He appealed against his conviction earlier this month in the Court of Appeal in Brisbane, arguing that it was 'unsafe and unsatisfactory' because the crown had failed to prove he intended to kill her.

Ms Lieske was reported missing on March 26, 2005.

Three days later her skeletal remains were found in a creek bed at a place called 'The Caves' near Rockhampton.

During the trial, the prosecution contended that even though Ms Lieske's cause of death remained unknown, the jury could infer Turner intentionally killed her based on statements he made to police.

The court was told he repeatedly changed his story about what happened, eventually telling police Ms Lieske died after they had consensual bondage sex.

He said he left her bound and gagged on the bed while he went to get drugs, and that when he returned she was dead.

He said her open eyes disturbed him, so he glued them shut with superglue, and then poured lighter fluid on her and ignited it to check if she was dead.

Turner then told police he had disposed of her body and personal effects in a way that was calculated to ensure the cause of death would never be discovered, and made comments that suggested he had motives for the murder.

The court was told he also made comments to fellow inmates that he had always intended to kill her because he believed she was going to deliberately inject him with a lethal dose of illegal drugs.

Barrister Brad Farr, SC, who represented Turner, said the many inconsistencies in his client's stories "rendered them unreliable" and made a conviction unsound.

However, this was rejected today by the Court of Appeal, which ruled the body of evidence supported a guilty verdict.