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This case is fantastic! It covers ground that exposes the thorough erosion of so much good in our society, the issues themselves become clouded by disbelief that this has happened at all.
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DAY 1
Hello everyone,
Roseanne sends her thanks for your prayers and support.
The first day in Court proved to be very good especially during the
afternoon when Peter Thomas, the police officer responsible for her
incarceration got trapped in his own lies, not once but several times.
(Keep praying that he will continue to ensnare himself in his own deceitful
lies).
The Court room was full of her family, supporters and friends, as well as
many others who had been victimised and set up by Thomas...
Please pray that the Attorney General (Bob Debus) will honour his original
commitment to fund the Inquiry and that Legal Aid will be reinstated. For
those of you who don't know the latest regarding Roseanne since her release
on bail...
August 2001 - The Attorney General's Department released Roseanne on bail
pending an Inquiry into her sentencing (based upon fresh evidence). Legal
Aid had been granted for preparation and presentation for the Inquiry.
Three Supreme Court judges concurred that there was enough evidence to
re-open the case and appointed Judge Davidson to preside over the matter.
So, for the past 15 months with the assistance of Legal Aid for the lawyers
to obtain many affidavits and to subpoena fresh witnesses from interstate,
everything has been in place ready for the Inquiry.
However, last Thursday the Attorney General's Department contacted the
lawyers and said they would not be funding the Inquiry which was to start
today. (Whenever the Attorney General's Department order an Inquiry they
usually pay for it!). But without funding to cover the defence witness
expenses, the subpoenas cannot be served.
Their plan was to try and adjourn the matter to another date(forgive my
cynicism about a looming election) thinking Roseanne would not be able to
continue but they don't know Roseanne. She has waited for too many years
for this day and said she would continue even if she has to represent
herself. Praise the Lord, the barrister Mr Andrew Martin has agreed to act
on her behalf without pay this week while the Crown's witnesses are
appearing first. (Bless him Lord and all the other lawyers working pro bono
for Roseanne!)
So there you have it... short version...
We need a breakthrough for the Legal Aid funding to be released once again
for Roseanne's matter to proceed without hindrance.
Keep up the prayer support!
GOD Bless You all in this "Season of the Truth" being manifested.
Mary Court
DAY 2
Hello everyone,
I went to work today so I can't give you any details except to say I rang
Roseanne and Claudette today to see how it was all going and was told the ex
policeman, Peter Thomas continued to be trapped in his own lies and is
floundering under the brilliant questioning of Roseanne's barrister, Andrew
Martin. Even the Judge made comment he couldn't understand how she could
have been charged with perjury when the matter had only been half heard!
All the newspapers today covered the first day in Court fairly well where it
was discovered Det.Thomas arrested Roseanne on the charge of trying to
poison her husband. However, one thing he overlooked was - the results of
the test were not finalised by the government laboratories until a month
after her arrest! So as the barrister asked: how did you know there was
lithium in the milk?
Joan and I will be in Court tomorrow so will have more news...
Please continue to pray that the Crown will not drag this thing out over a
long period of time and that Legal Aid will come forth for the defence
witnesses to be subpoenaed.
If you are free to come and give support at any time during the day, it's in
the Wentworth Chambers, Phillip Street (next to Supreme Court) 1st floor,
Court room 7 - starts at 10 am, lunch from 1-2 pm and finishes at 4 pm.
Continue to fight the good fight of faith!
Love to you all...
Mary
DAY 3
Hello everyone,
Roseanne sends her thanks for all your prayers, support and to let you know
we've had a breakthrough! We found out this morning that after much
deliberation by Premier Bob Carr and Attorney General Bob Debus they will be
providing partial funding for the Inquiry - but only starting from today.
However an appeal will be submitted to the Legal Aid Commission for the full
legal aid funding to pay the lawyers for all the preparation and
presentation leading up to the Inquiry as there has been an enormous amount
of work done. So please continue praying that they honour their original
commitment to fund ALL the Inquiry. (The Crown has all the funds to bring
in their witnesses).
Ex policeman Peter Thomas was in the stand all day. With the astute
questioning by Roseanne's barrister, Andrew Martin, Peter Thomas time and
time again got caught in his own lies; blamed his buddies for what he
himself instigated, e.g. he said he always believed Det Cottee had planted
the gun at Roseanne's house... after much questioning on how the Sixty
Minutes program got hold of police photos taken the day of Roseanne's
arrest, he said he didn't give Sixty Minutes the photos but that after the
trial the Crown gave the photos and documents to his friend Adrian Newell
who gave them to Sixty Minutes!!
Our prayers have been that he would get trapped in his own snare and it
certainly has been happening. GOD is faithful.
Please continue to support Roseanne in your prayers as it has been a
harrowing couple of days for her to re-live the ordeal of the day she was
arrested.
Talk to you soon...
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS "SEASON OF THE TRUTH" BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court
DAY 4
Hello everyone,
I worked today so couldn't get to the Court. However I rang Roseanne and
Claudette tonight to get some information...
They said to keep up the prayer support because it surely is working!! It
was a FANTASTIC DAY! Ex policeman Peter Thomas kept "putting his foot in it
every time he opened his mouth".
Not only was there an internal Taree Police memo by Thomas stating that any
complaints made by Roseanne Catt were not to be taken on by anyone but were
to be referred to him at the Newcastle Police.
A supporter who was in Court today rang me with the following as well:...
There was also another internal memo by Thomas stating that if Barry Catt
was brought into the station, nobody was to do anything.
Also tabled was a letter by Thomas complaining about his Police Superior who
had ordered Thomas to stay away from witnesses at Roseanne's trial.
NB: Yesterday the Judge also had to remind Thomas to stay away from
witnesses and Roseanne's supporters as he had harrassed a couple of them in
the Court room hallway the previous day.
The Judge made comment that there were things in this case which are
UNPRECEDENTED and has allowed the barrister to go back into the trial
transcripts because there were huge oversights.
We value your prayers of support. Please continue to pray that the
evildoers will be ensnared in their own plottings and schemings. Also pray
that the Inquiry will not drag on but will be over in half the time. Thank
you Lord for your perfect timing!
Continue to fight the good fight of FAITH. I'll be back in Court on Monday
so will have more first-hand news...
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS "SEASON OF THE TRUTH" BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court
DAY 5
Hello everyone,
With ex detective Peter Thomas still in the stand he seems to be developing
Altzheimers because every other question he doesn't want to answer he says
"I can't recall". However when he wants to put something across he
remembers every detail, name, date etc.
The barrister, Andrew Martin was able to determine that there was vital
evidence which had not been shown to the jury at Roseanne's trial.
It was also pointed out how Peter Thomas had intimidated witnesses into
changing their stories. Also, photos taken in the house on the day of
Roseanne's arrest did not match up with statements made by arresting
officers of where particular items had been "found".
Peter Thomas also denied he had leaked the defamatory allegations to the
Daily Telegraph last Saturday.
Watch this space...the plot being better than an Agatha Christie mystery ...
but certainly NOT for Roseanne!!
Please pray for "GOD's peace that surpasses all understanding" for Roseanne
at this time and that God would shorten this whole process so that the
Inquiry doesn't drag on...
A disciple of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, (if you read the Daily Tele you know
what I mean)...Mary Court
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DAY 6
Hello everyone,
A new strange twist has arisen which cannot be disclosed at this point but
it is very very good! Today is the first time ex detective Peter Thomas
looked visibly shaken. Sooner or later people do get ensnared in their own
lies and what you sow you surely do reap (GOOD and BAD) when you least
expect it!
GOD IS SO GOOD! THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS IN PRAYER SUPPORT BECAUSE
IT IS SURELY WORKING! HALLELUJAH!
Tomorrow will be a very revealing day and I should be able to give you more
details tomorrow night.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF THE TRUTH BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court
DAY 8
Hello everyone,
Thank you for your prayers... Roseanne's barrister was fantastic today, very
strong and clearly outwitted the three detectives who were squirming and
uttering the usual chant "I can't recall" but whenever the other two
detectives who were present the day of Roseanne's arrest did say something,
it contradicted a lot of what Peter Thomas had previously said.
It was a wonderful end to a week full of highs and lows - but definitely
more highs than lows.... (The power of prayer is a mighty weapon against the
enemy and let me tell you, they are getting trapped in their own lies. We
have had various supporters turn up throughout the past 8 days and that's
the one comment they have mentioned - the obvious lies). Peter Thomas is
looking very worried indeed. Pray for his salvation!
It really got quite ridiculous at one stage where a few days ago Peter
Thomas positively denied he had attended Peter Bridge's trial (Roseanne's
son whom he had arrested). Today he was asked again if he was at the trial
and again he denied it. Even when the barrister Andrew Martin said don't
you recall that I cross examined you at the trial (Andrew was Peter Bridge's
lawyer), Peter Thomas denied it was him and said to Andrew he'd never seen
him before in his life and that it must have been somebody posing as him!
When asked if he saw someone "posing as Peter Thomas" at the Bridge trial,
Det Paget said no he didn't see him there at which the Judge intervened and
said you mean to say you can't remember seeing one of your colleagues, the
arresting officer at the trial? He repeated no.
When questioned about the police photos taken of items in Roseanne's bedroom
the photos clearly contradicted where both Det. Cottee and Det. Paget said
items were found. Also, photos of the bedroom had furniture with nothing on
top but in other photos at different angles there appeared to be items which
obviously had been placed there. Another photo blatantly showed an article
on the left hand side of the bed and then again in another photo the same
article was on the right hand side of the bed!
So that gives you an idea of what sort of a day it was...
It was so wonderful to see Roseanne relaxed and rejoicing. Please continue
to pray for God's strength, wisdom and strategies for the barrister Andrew;
God's wisdom upon the Judge; also God's provision for the other lawyers
Kevin, Frances and Simone, that God would meet their needs. Also pray that
the full legal aid funding for the Inquiry would come through and not just
the partial funding starting from the 6th February mentioned by the Attorney
General's Office.
Have a wonderful weekend...may the favour of Almighty God continue to shine
upon us, in Jesus' wonderful name. Amen...
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF THE TRUTH BEING REVEALED
Mary Court
DAY 9
Hello everyone,
What a great day to start the week! Hallelujah! The police who arrested
Roseanne continue to be trapped in their wicked lies and contradict each
other. (Keep on praying!...)
It was found that important witnesses for Roseanne did not turn up to the
trial because the address on the subpoena was c/o Det. Peter Thomas at the
Newcastle Police Station!
A couple of times the Judge warned that it is an offence to put false
information on a warrant. (The reason given for the search of her house was
not the reason given on the warrant).
The police photographer who took all the photos on the day of Roseanne's
arrest will be on the stand tomorrow.
Another milestone comes tomorrow when there will be a very important summing
up by the barrister.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF THE TRUTH BEING REVEALED
Mary Court on behalf of
THE FREE ROSEANNE TEAM
PS: In these days of fear and uncertainty with so much wickedness in the
world, when people are in despair and have nowhere to turn to for a future
and a hope, one can only look UP and PRAY! Your faithfulness in prayer
support has been a powerful undergirding to this whole process and Roseanne
often says that the power of prayer is truly remarkable and sends her
heartfelt thanks for your prayer intercession on her behalf. Amen!
From the Desk of JusticeAction
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