A horse breeder accused of murdering an RSPCA inspector in 1989 was very fond of his animals, a Supreme Court jury heard on the 20th of January 1991. The evidence was given by Dr Paul Bernard Kavenagh, a veterinary surgeon, of Geelong, in the trial of Paul Leonard Squire, 63. Squire has pleaded not guilty to the murder of an RSPCA in spector Stuart Fairlie at Mortlake, western Victoria, on May the 1st. The Crown has alleged that Squire killed Mr Fairlie when the inspector visited Squires property to investigate complaints about starving horses. Dr Kavenagh said in 1989, and for the previous 17 years, he had worked at the Camperdown veterinary centre, near Mortlake. He said he had attended Mr Squires property five or six times in late 1988 and early 1989. Dr Kavenagh said his first visit had concerned a stallion suffering severe swelling of the leg caused by an infection. He said Squire had seemed generally concerned about the condition of the horse which had not appeared to be in pain. Crown prosecutor Remy Vainde Wiel has told the jury that Mr Fairlie attended Squires property on May the 1st, and that his body was found on May the 9th in a shallow grave in the Mortlake area. The trial is continuing.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 06:10:16 +0000
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