Tuesday, 15
July 2014
Stephen
Protheroe
RE: GERARD BADEN CLAY CONVICTED TODAY
OF MURDERING WIFE ALISON
My name is Stephen Protheroe. I’m the father of Jason
Protheroe. Three days prior to the disappearance and murder of Alison Baden
Clay my son Jason was shot dead by Queensland Police Officer Thomas Hess by way
of two gun shot wounds to the back of his body.
The only difference between Gerard Baden Clay and Thomas Hess
getting away with murder is that Baden Clay chose the wrong career. He should
have become a Qld Police Detective and have his police gang mates lie and
protect him with their brotherhood mentality, and a government too scared or
too corrupt to stand up and give my son Jason a fair chance at justice, like
what was given to Alison and her family.
Unlike Alison, the evidence at Jason's coronial inquest was
not circumstantial. There was an eye witness to the murder of my son by Detective
Thomas Hess. The only other witness was Senior Constable Troy Weston, the
partner of Thomas Hess.
At Jason’s coronial inquest, lead council assisting the Coroner,
Peter Johns, stated that very little weight should be placed on the evidence
from Senior Constable Troy Weston. Peter Johns also stated in his closing
submissions that there was no basis on which you would comfortably find or find at
all that Krystal Sinn (the independent, non-police eye witness) lied.
Police Minister Jack Dempsy, on national television, promised
my family and the public an open and transparent investigation, yet five days
after the closure of the inquest, coroner Michael Barnes gagged all the
evidence from the media and the public. I
believe this was done solely because of my efforts to inform the public of the
facts that came out during the course of the inquiry that was paramount to the
disclosure of the real truth. I believe
it also proves that Jack Dempsy’s words were nothing more than a disguise to
fool the people of this state in an attempt to cover the actions of his own men.
A jury of twelve people found Gerard Baden Clay guilty of
Alison's murder based on circumstantial evidence. The media was not intimidated and
printed what appeared to be the truth for Alison and her family. And yet five
days after closing the coronial inquest into Jason’s death, coroner Michael
Barnes gagged all of the evidence from the public and the media, preventing the
truth from being told. What was he or the Queensland Government scared of? Take a police officer out of
this equation and ask yourself how many coroners decisions are gagged from
media and public scrutiny. As I’ve
stated before, a badge and a gun does not give you the right to kill!
As Jason’s father I’m aware of the real evidence and my
resolve will not be broken. I believe
the killer of my son, Police Officer, Thomas Hess is no different to Gerard
Baden Clay, Husband and real estate agent and therefore should not be treated
any differently because he chose a career as a Qld police officer.
In summary, I have been
threatened by the Attorney General Jarrod Bleijie with contempt of court if I
persist in speaking the truth of the gagged evidence of my sons murder-on this
blog.
The media may be too scared to print the truth
about my son for fear of retribution by the government run court system, but I
am not. I intend to defy the corrupt order given by Coroner Michael Barnes and
will openly share the real visual and audio evidence supplied by the Police
officer who put two bullets into the back of my son’s body, Detective Constable
Thomas Hess, his partner, Senior Detective Troy Weston and independent eye
witness Crystal Sinn who are the only people present at the time of my son’s
death.
I
would like to sincerely offer my condolences to the family of Alison Baden Clay.
May you finally find peace and closure.
Myself
and my family stand alone. We do not have the support of the government and now
the gag order has prevented us from having the support of the media.
Please
help us in our quest to be heard by giving your opinions and use social media
to share with your friends.
Steve
Protheroe
