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The Associated Press
Published: Sat, June 21, 2008 - 9:00 pm
charged with murder in Australia for allegedly drowning his wife
during a honeymoon dive on the Great Barrier Reef.
Police are preparing a warrant for the arrest of the suspect,
David Gabriel Watson, who faces a maximum penalty of life in prison
if convicted of murder.
His lawyer did not immediately enter a plea, but he has argued
that the evidence does not support any criminal charge and that
police have seemed intent on blaming him anyway.
The suspect was not present in court and his exact whereabouts
were unclear.
The charge was formally made by a coroner in Sydney, Australia
who conducted a months-long inquest into whether there were
suspicious circumstances in the death of 26-year-old Christina Mae
"Tina" Watson on Oct. 22, 2003.
She drowned while diving on a historic shipwreck near the
northeastern city of Townsville as her husband of 11 days looked
on.
An autopsy found no pre-existing medical condition that could
have explained Tina Watson's death. Tests showed there was nothing
wrong with her diving gear.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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