18 February 2013

Kai Yuen pleads guilty to the Hughes shooting

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The ABC has word that the trial for the murder of Brendan Scott Walsh in 2010 has come to a speedier than expected conclusion:

The man accused of murdering Brendan Scott Walsh in Canberra’s south two years ago has pleaded guilty just a week out from his trial.

Mr Welsh was shot in the chest with a double barrel shotgun as he sat in his car at the Hughes shops in May 2010.

Kai Yuen, 28, was charged with his murder and had been due to stand trial next week after pleading not guilty.

The ACT Supreme Court trial was to take eight weeks with more than 100 witnesses.

But in a surprise move today Yuen changed his plea to guilty, avoiding a trial.

Sentencing will be in April. Alleged conspirators Cameron Ashcroft and Todd Elphick are still awaiting trial.

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crazycanberra10:37 am 20 Feb 13

jasonbrown said :

how many times did brendan see his kids between when he was released in january and when he was shot in may? top shelf father and all around good bloke. bull****! welshy stole oxygen with every breath. hope kai gets 10 on the bottom. people live a drug lifestyle and then cry foul when it gets real.

Every second week! Would have seen them more if it wasn’t for his c@@t of a mother I’m not upset about losing a drug dealer I’m devestated by the loss of my partner and the father of my at the time unborn daughter !! His death had nothing to do with drugs it was a stupid fight over a car that had nothing to do with Kai! Maybe u should get your facts straight before commenting on something u know nothing about ! I’m sure your going to come back with some stupid comments about how I’m a drugo don’t care I know the truth and that’s all that matter r.i.p brendan rot in hell Kai

how many times did brendan see his kids between when he was released in january and when he was shot in may? top shelf father and all around good bloke. bull****! welshy stole oxygen with every breath. hope kai gets 10 on the bottom. people live a drug lifestyle and then cry foul when it gets real.

PBO said :

Ummm Hughes is in South Canberra…………I am so geographicaly embarrassed for you.

Me an mi hommies, we get around. Me woz failed by da skool system and hated every minute me spent in da classroom. In fact added together, dat time woz probly da most borin 3 hours of me life – altho me do still go to a skool re-union every second Monday at Canberra Centrelink… As well as bein unemployed – i iz also got a lot off well important careers. As head of Da West Canberra Massive, me control da most peace lovin and violent gang in da hole of ACT.

Alderney said :

WTF?

You obviously don’t speak the lingua franca of the mean streets of middle class Canberra, not like my friend “crazycanberra” and I.

Alderney said :

Ben_Dover said :

PBO said :

Thats what happens when you live in the “Ice” universe, Crazycanberra.

Ah hanging with his hommies in downtown south Belco, that cat is ballin’, be flossin’ ice. Don’t hate the playa, hate the game. He’ll be there, fo’ sheezy, we go back to when I was a lower-case G. You’re my dirty, man , I’m out. One.

etc.

WTF?

Ummm Hughes is in South Canberra…………I am so geographicaly embarrassed for you. But I do agree, WTF??? Does this thread say free Ice or something?

People getting killed over trivial bulls*** is always sad. Presumably Kai will serve a fair whack of his life in the AMC but the cycle will still continue. That’s the most tragic thing.

Ben_Dover said :

PBO said :

Thats what happens when you live in the “Ice” universe, Crazycanberra.

Ah hanging with his hommies in downtown south Belco, that cat is ballin’, be flossin’ ice. Don’t hate the playa, hate the game. He’ll be there, fo’ sheezy, we go back to when I was a lower-case G. You’re my dirty, man , I’m out. One.

etc.

WTF?

PBO said :

Thats what happens when you live in the “Ice” universe, Crazycanberra.

Ah hanging with his hommies in downtown south Belco, that cat is ballin’, be flossin’ ice. Don’t hate the playa, hate the game. He’ll be there, fo’ sheezy, we go back to when I was a lower-case G. You’re my dirty, man , I’m out. One.

etc.

Ben_Dover said :

crazycanberra said :

R.i.p brendan <3 the putrid weak piece of s*** will get what he deserves! Now all of ur family and other pieces of s*** that thought u didn't do it or had reason for it now know how weak and low you are hope u rot in hell Kai

I’m guessing it’s in Klingon, can someone translate it into Earth language?

Nah, Boganese. Klingon has better syntax.

…vetlh ta’be ta oH joq ghajta meq vaD oH DaH Sov chay je SoH oH tul Daq

crazycanberra said :

R.i.p brendan <3 the putrid weak piece of s*** will get what he deserves! Now all of ur family and other pieces of s*** that thought u didn't do it or had reason for it now know how weak and low you are hope u rot in hell Kai

From what I gather from that message is that Crazycanberra’s dealer got shot, died and therefore was in no position to score any more stuff and she/he had to go a few days sober. Touching…….

Thats what happens when you live in the “Ice” universe, Crazycanberra.

crazycanberra said :

R.i.p brendan <3 the putrid weak piece of s*** will get what he deserves! Now all of ur family and other pieces of s*** that thought u didn't do it or had reason for it now know how weak and low you are hope u rot in hell Kai

I’m guessing it’s in Klingon, can someone translate it into Earth language?

sucko welshy!

crazycanberra10:25 am 19 Feb 13

R.i.p brendan <3 the putrid weak piece of s*** will get what he deserves! Now all of ur family and other pieces of s*** that thought u didn't do it or had reason for it now know how weak and low you are hope u rot in hell Kai

dungfungus said :

Pork Hunt said :

Had he pleaded guilty at his first court appearance, he’d probably be out by now…

He will probably get remission for “good behaviour” now.

Unlikely given his behaviour in prison.

IP

They weren’t arrested until August 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/two-men-accused-of-canberra-mans-murder-20100812-120d7.html, so more like 2.5 years – still nothing to boast about.

IP

Lookout Smithers6:04 pm 18 Feb 13

johnboy said :

Normal in what passes for justice in the ACT.

At least it made it to court yes?

Pork Hunt said :

Had he pleaded guilty at his first court appearance, he’d probably be out by now…

He will probably get remission for “good behaviour” now.

Oh i’ve got another one for ya which is an absolute cracker.

Jonathan Crowley was shot by police on 11 December 2001 leaving him with Quadriplegia.He sued for damages in 2002 and for reasons unknown the trial did not begin until 19 May 2008.After 10 sitting days it was adjourned until 24 February 2009.It then resumed and proceeded for a further 12 days until 19 March 2009 whereby the trial judge Penfold reserved her decision and then more than two years later ie. 10 June 2011 wrongly awarded Crowley $8m in compensation.Now that’s an absolute cracker especially given that on 17 December 2012 the Court of Appeal overturned the decision!

johnboy said :

Normal in what passes for justice in the ACT.

Exactly and here’s another example of how the wheels of justice roll at a snails pace:

On Sept 13 2009 Troy Wilson rolled his 4WD killing his wife and was charged with Negligent Driving Occasioning Death but was found not guilty on 31 January 2013.That’s over 3 years and he got off to boot!

Is almost 3 years to get to trial normal?
This seems a long time to me.

Normal in what passes for justice in the ACT.

Had he pleaded guilty at his first court appearance, he’d probably be out by now…

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