The omission of Senior Constable Miller’s description of GLENN PULLIN’S STATEMENT

the offenders from the initial statements made by most As can be seen in Figure 4, significant amendments
of the first responders, was entirely consistent with were made to the first statement of then Senior
the practice of some members of the Armed Robbery Constable Glenn Pullin, who heard the dying
and Homicide Squads – namely, that descriptions of declarations of Senior Constable Miller.
offenders should not initially form part of a witness’s
recorded statement. This was the explanation given by
Mr Buchhorn, the detective responsible for following up
with the first responders for further statements.

FIGURE 4 – THE REPLACEMENT STATEMENT AND ORIGINAL STATEMENT OF GLENN PULLIN

Photocopy of witness statement in the name Glenn Andrew PULLIN / witnessed by DSS BEZZINA at 4.25 am on Origin
Sunday 16 August 1998 / provided to IBAC by former police officer Sunda

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Original version of witness statement in the name Glenn Andrew PULLIN / witnessed by DSS BEZZINA at 4.25 am on
Sunday 16 August 1998 / pages 3784 to 3785 of full brief of evidence

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Key changes
1. Changed from ‘on my ballistic vest’ to ‘my ballistic vest on’ 10. Added ‘several minutes later’
2. Added ‘Warrigal Road’ 11. Changed from ‘abulance’ to ‘ambulance’
3. Added ‘S/C CLARKE from Cheltenham Police Station’ 12. Changed from ‘unnessary’ to unnecessary’
4. Changed from ‘firearm’ to ‘firearms’ 13. Added sentence
5. Added sentences 14. Added ‘earlier’
6. Added sentence 15. Removed ‘tyre’
7. Changed from ‘MILLER was now being’ to ‘I left MILLER to be’ 16. Changed from ‘D/S/SGT’ to ‘D/S/S’
8. Removed ‘area’ 17. Formatting changed from left-aligned to justified
9. Added sentences 18. Changed from ‘the belief’ to ‘behalf’

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