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Beef · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:28 am

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Aaron Johnstone has been found guilty of murdering his gay housemate with a platypus statue

A MELBOURNE man who fatally bashed his gay housemate with a platypus statue during a fight has been found guilty of murder.

Aaron James Johnstone, 29, "lost it" after his drunk and naked housemate Phillip Higgins propositioned him in September 2006.

Johnstone told police he assaulted Mr Higgins before dropping the eight-kilogram platypus statue on him.

Johnstone had pleaded not guilty to murder in the Victorian Supreme Court but a jury took less than a day to find him guilty.

In his opening address to the jury, prosecutor Mark Rochford SC said Johnstone carried out a sustained attack on 46-year-old Mr Higgins.

Mr Higgins, who was openly gay, was found lying dead on the floor of their Seaford home with a pair of underpants beside him.

Johnstone's barrister, John Desmond, said in his opening address that while he did not dispute his client's actions caused the death of Mr Higgins, he did not intend to kill him.

Johnstone, formerly of Seaford, closed his eyes and shook his head slightly as the verdict was delivered.

He will face a pre-sentence hearing next Tuesday.

godeatgod · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:30 am

plattyyyyyyyyy

Beef · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:37 am

Gods' Die · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:48 am

Typical.

The platypus is being charged with NOTHING?!

bmacsmith · **Joined:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:52 pm **Posts:** 8288

i think i met Plat's long lost twin brother last night. it was freaky.

nah · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:49 pm

aqua teen was like 8 years ago. i hope for his sake thats a really old pic.

theplatypus · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:50 pm

nah wrote:

aqua teen was like 8 years ago. i hope for his sake thats a really old pic.

posted in a Pearl Jam message board

nah · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:53 pm

theplatypus wrote:

nah wrote:

aqua teen was like 8 years ago. i hope for his sake thats a really old pic.

posted in a Pearl Jam message board

i got some 2xl 'vote for pedro' shirts. you want them?

lennytheweedwhacker · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:55 pm

Nah vs. Jorge: Round 2

thodoks · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm **Posts:** 25134

kevin casey is the most indefatigable e-pugilist i've ever had the pleasure of witnessing

Gods' Die · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:59 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Nah vs. Jorge: Round 2

Results from Round 1?

lennytheweedwhacker · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:00 pm

Gods' Die wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Nah vs. Jorge: Round 2

Results from Round 1?

Draw.

theplatypus · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:57 pm

nah wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

nah wrote:

aqua teen was like 8 years ago. i hope for his sake thats a really old pic.

posted in a Pearl Jam message board

i got some 2xl 'vote for pedro' shirts. you want them?

Sure thing. That's coming up on vintage very soon.

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:03 pm

theplatypus wrote:

nah wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

nah wrote:

aqua teen was like 8 years ago. i hope for his sake thats a really old pic.

posted in a Pearl Jam message board

i got some 2xl 'vote for pedro' shirts. you want them?

Sure thing. That's coming up on vintage very soon.

He can just pass them off to me and I'll include them in the package of t-shirts I'm sending you.

nah · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:07 pm

theplatypus wrote:

nah wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

nah wrote:

aqua teen was like 8 years ago. i hope for his sake thats a really old pic.

posted in a Pearl Jam message board

i got some 2xl 'vote for pedro' shirts. you want them?

Sure thing. That's coming up on vintage very soon.

and lest you forget, pearl jam nearly leveled buenos aires.

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