Day 115 - 06 Apr 95 - Page 53


     
     1        Sun Valley are quite different, are they not, from those
     2        which you gave when you were interviewed about this by Sun
     3        Valley in 1993?
     4        A.  I do not think so, no.  Then again I cannot remember,
     5        but I can remember the facts when Stewart Rhoney came to
     6        collect his equipment what was probably in a file at home
     7        where Stewart Rhoney named the items that they supplied to
     8        whatever, when I took a pair of gloves to Tom Ingles which
     9        was bought in the City and said:  "Can you tell me, are
    10        these your gloves?"  He said:  "Get out of my office and do
    11        not be stupid.  They can be bought freely anywhere.  Get
    12        out from here".   He said:  "You know, what are you trying
    13        to do?"  I said:  "I am trying to prove a point that all
    14        these gloves do not belong to Sun Valley".
    15
    16   Q.   But they did, did they not?
    17        A.  They did not.  I will say again, if this property was
    18        so sure of Sun Valley's, the Police had them in their
    19        possession, why was I not prosecuted for stealing their
    20        property?  They take people to court and prosecute them for
    21        pinching nuts and bolts out of there.  Here I am with,
    22        what, £500 worth of equipment belonging to them, why did
    23        they not prosecute me if it was theirs?  I never heard such
    24        a nonsense in all my life.
    25
    26   Q.   You are angry, are you not, that you were sacked in that
    27        way?
    28        A.  I am not angry at having the sack.  I was annoyed at
    29        the way it was done.
    30
    31   Q.   That is why you spoke to Animal Aid and that is why ---
    32        A.  No.
    33
    34   Q.   -- you are here to tell us this fanciful story about the
    35        way that the birds were treated?
    36        A.  I do not think it is a fancy story.  It is true to
    37        life.  If you ask me in 20 years time, I will tell you the
    38        same again because I have seen it with my own two eyes.
    39
    40   MR. RAMPTON:  So I hear you say, I am grateful.
    41
    42   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you have any re-examination?
    43
    44   THE WITNESS:  I would like to say one thing.  I am stood here
    45        today being accused of stealing.  The people that has made
    46        these allegations to your Worship there, could they make
    47        the allegations to myself and I will see if I can get it
    48        sorted?
    49
    50   MR. MORRIS:  We have no further questions. 
    51 
    52   MS. STEEL:  No further questions. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Thank you, Mr. Bruton.
    55
    56                       (The witness withdrew)
    57
    58   MS. STEEL:  There was something I wanted to bring up which was
    59        I wanted to put a Civil Evidence Act Notice on the document
    60        I served earlier from Sun Valley.

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