Jennifer Tuesday Prichard wrote: When [Amanda] was testifying why didnt she then make all these claims about being hit in the head? Being treated so poorly? She didnt. She said she was treated fairly. Explain that. Jennifer, when Amanda was testifying, she did report being hit (see below). In fact, she and her parents are both currently being sued for claiming the police hit Amanda when she was being questioned, alone, without legal counsel. First Mignini sued on behalf of twelve officers, but four withdrew from the case, so now its only eight. From Amandas courtroom testimony: AK: Under pressure, I imagined lots of different things, also because during the days that I was being questioned by the police, they suggested to me that she had been raped. CP: And the police suggested to you to say this? AK: Yes. CP: And to make you say this, did they hit you? AK: Yes. ................................................ CP: Did they hit you to make you say this? AK: They hit me twice, before I said the name of Patrick, to make me say a name that I couldnt give. ................................................. LG: Now what interests me is that you should be precise about the term hit, because being hit is something...was it a cuff on the head, two cuffs on the head? How precise can you be about this hitting? AK: So, during the interrogation, people were standing all around me, in front of me, behind me, one person was screaming at me from here, another person was shouting No no no, maybe you just dont remember from over there, other people were yelling other things, and a policewoman behind me did this to me [you hear the sound of her giving two very little whacks]. LG: Once, twice? AK: Twice. The first time I did this, I turned around to her, and she did it again. ...................................................... M: All right, now is the time for you to make this precise and specific. At this point I will take...no, Ill come back to it later. You need to explain this. You have stated: The name of Patrick was suggested to me. I was hit, pressured. AK: Yes. GM: Now you have to tell me in a completely detailed way, you have to remember for real, you have to explain step by step, who, how, when, was the name of Patrick suggested to you, and what had been done before that point. The name of Patrick didnt just come up like a mushroom; there was a preceding situation. Who put pressure on you, what do you mean by the word pressure, who hit you? You said: They hit me, and at the request of the lawyer Ghirga, yesterday, you described two little blows, two cuffs. AK: Yes. GM: So that would be what you meant by being hit? AK: Yes.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:41:04 +0000
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