16/04/2012 BBC Channel Islands News


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A father pleads not guilty to the murder of his own family in a crime

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that rocked a community. Also tonight: Why did a Jersey

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civil servant get a half a million pounds to leave his job?

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And, a long time coming. A new memorial to the 75 sailors killed

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in Channel Islands waters over 60 years ago. It was about time we had

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some acknowledgement from the Navy. A man charged with killing six

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people, including his own children, has pleaded not guilty to their

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murders. Damian Rzezowski, 31, originally from Poland, appeared

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before Jersey's Royal Court this afternoon. Edward Sault reports.

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Damian Rzezowski is charged with the murders of six people, at this

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property in St Helier in August of last year. Those that died include

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his wife Izabella, his two children Kinga and Kacper, his father in law

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Marek Gartska. And his wife's friends Marta de la Haye and her

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daughter Julia. Today's hearing today lasted just a few minutes in

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front of the Royal Court. Rzezowski it appeared via video link. Six

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counts of murder were read out. Rzezowski pleaded not guilty.

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Instead, his defence team offered six counts of manslaughter on the

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grounds of diminished as a possibility. The bailiff asked the

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sinister General whether those counts would be accepted. The reply

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came as, no. There will be a further hearing in June before a

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trial on the 13 August. A former Chief Minister has told a

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scrutiny hearing, examining a �546,000 payoff to a senior civil

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servant, he'd do the same if he was still in charge. Frank Walker

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explained why former chief executive Bill Ogley's contract was

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changed so he'd receive the money if he left early. Our political

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reporter Chris Rayner has been at the hearing.

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The Treasury Minister was last to give evidence today at the

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committee which is looking at the events surrounding the departure of

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Bill Ogley from his job. And why he was paid �546,000. Bill Ogley has

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said it was because of a breakdown in his relationship with the

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Treasury Minister. But the minister said he had a good relationship

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with Ogley, and supported him when he was publicly criticised during

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the historic abuse investigation. They did have differences of

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opinion on certain matters, but he refused to discuss in public what

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he described as personnel matters. Evidence was given by Frank Walker,

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former Chief Minister, who reluctantly agreed to change the

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terms of the contract. For that included a pay-off or should the

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relationship between him and the states break down. At the time Bill

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Ogley was considering leaving, Mr Walker said it would have cost much

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more. When asked if he was aware of the clause of triggering the pay-

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off, the minister said he was aware it existed but not of its detail.

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The crew of a yacht stuck on rocks in Guernsey have been interviewed

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by Guernsey Harbour Authorities today. The Ardel became wedged in

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the early hours of Sunday morning, whilst trying to sail from the QE2

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marina into the Victoria Marina. The two crew members were rescued

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unhurt, but tidal conditions meant attempts to dislodge the boat were

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delayed. A States of Guernsey department and

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a local port operator company have appeared in the Magistrates Court

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charged with breaching Health and Safety laws. It's claimed that, on

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7th March last year, the Public Services Department, and Guernsey

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Stevedores Limited, failed to ensure the health, safety and

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welfare at work of employees. No pleas were entered and

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representatives from PSD, and the company will appear before the

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Magistrates Court again on 2nd May. Aurigny's managing director says

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the new aircraft parking system at Guernsey Airport is performing well,

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despite some early hiccups. Malcolm Hart says the extra waiting times

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are having a small environmental and cost impact. However, he says

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it's early days for the system, and he's confident the teething

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problems can be smoothed out. 61 years ago today, a Royal Navy

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submarine, the HMS Affray, sank, with the loss of 75 lives whilst on

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a training exercise in the English Channel. The wreck lies in the Hurd

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Deep, and today, a memorial to those who perished was unveiled at

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Braye Harbour in Alderney by Martin Allen, whose father served on HMS

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Affray. Our Alderney reporter, David Earl, brings us this report.

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NEWSREEL: It is not for us to dramatise the tragedy of what

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happened to the HMS Affray. The wreck of HMS Affray was

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eventually found some three months later but, until now, there has

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been no memorial remembering those who perished in the disaster.

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what triggered it off was my father used to be a crew member on the

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Affray. He was recalled that day, and he wasn't there that day

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because he was transferred to another submarine. So I would not

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be here if things had been different. He always spoke of the

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HMS Affray in affectionate terms. But we still went ahead with this.

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One of those present at today's unveiling was June Tower, the widow

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of Lieutenant John Treleaven, who was lost when the Affray sank 61

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years ago, today. It was the end of a long wait, we had waited 61 years,

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and it was about time I thought we had something, some acknowledgement

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from the Navy. They never apologised for losing our men.

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After a short but moving memorial service, guests were taken by boat

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to the site of HMS Affray, now an official war grave.

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A Royal Navy spokesman said it's still not known what happened to

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the submarine, or why the accident took place. You're watching the BBC

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in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin and

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Victoria... 60 years of surf life saving celebrated at Britain's

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oldest club. Jersey Hospice launched their sixth

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annual million pound lottery draw today. 6,000 tickets costing �300

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each went on sale this morning. Jersey Hospice costs �6,000 a day

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to run, and the lottery is their biggest fundraiser.

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Jersey Rugby Club are now only one win away from promotion to the

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championship after beating Macclesfield 39-0 at the weekend.

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The island side have been strong all season, with record numbers of

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supporters turning up to cheer them on. Chris Harrison was at the game.

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It was a frustrating first half for Jersey. Macclesfield were not going

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down without a fight. The only points scored were by the island

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side's Nick Trower, to put them ahead. But, in the second half,

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Jersey found their momentum and stomped over the visiting side with

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six tries. Guy Thompson, seen here, was on top form, scoring a hat

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trick. Some fantastic gameplay wowed Jersey's supporters. Further

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tries from James Copsey and Jim Brownrigg brought the final score

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to 39-0. Jersey are now only one win away from a promotion to the

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Championship League. They meet Coventry away next Saturday. It

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could be Jersey's third promotion in a row. This is a talented side

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determined to go places. We are preparing as they have done

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all season, making sure they have plenty of energy. Coventry will not

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lie down. We want to game -- when the game really, that is our focus,

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defend accordingly. It has worked We'll be previewing this weekend's

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crucial game on Friday. Plus, all Time for the weather.

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Wet and windy weather ahead, with rain and heavy showers and strong

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gusts of wind. Generally, looking unsettled for the week ahead. For

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the moment, not too bad. The calm before the storm, when these

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weather fronts move in from the west. Winds will increase overnight,

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with heavy rain in the early hours of tomorrow. The main rain band

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clears away, but it will be followed by a few showers. Strong

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and gusty winds into Wednesday. One we will see further slow-moving

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showers, it occurred correction that it could turn quite wet in the

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middle of the week. Bigger cloud living in but rain after midnight

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with heavier bursts in the early hours of tomorrow. Breezy and

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south-westerly winds. A wet start to the day tomorrow. The rain will

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clear weight in the morning, followed by quite a few showers,

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some heavy. Dusty winds. Some bright weather in between, up to 12

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Celsius. Out at sea, the winds increase. Some showers to watch out

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for. Here are the times of high For the rest of the week, we will

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see further wet weather. Wednesday, showery rain, it slow-moving and

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heavy. Strong winds. The winds will calm down at the end of the week.

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Finally, primary education in Guernsey is under the spotlight

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tomorrow, as the man who wrote a highly critical report into the

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secondaries, turns his attention to the lower years. We'll hear from

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