Message #2757

[AndyHB]

it's weird timing ... though folks say he was loojking poorly in recent times.... wonder how this affects the investigations.. i hope they investigate his death thoroughly and don't just rely on hearsay

He was, according to police, known to have alcohol- and drug-related health problems; and I would suspect that the issue has gone so far as to make his allegations (shown to be right already) not a make or break element of any case.  That said, any unexplained death has to be examined carefully.

Re: yesterday's appearance by the 2 Murdochs.  Whoever 'gave' RM the shaving cream pie has probably helped their cause, rather than hindered it - I wonder if he was a NI/NC employee instructed to do this in order to encourage sympathy for RM 

Can Murdoch's claim that he had no knowledge of the matter really be believed in view of the fact that a major court case took place back in the mid-noughties, which he must have at least have been briefed on by those responsible for News International?