June 2005       NEWS                     COMMENT       SECTIONS                           RESOURCES                        BREAKING NEWS This story is from our network Source: AAP Accused's clothes 'hold human blood' By Robyn Grace June 21, 2005 CLOTHES worn by three men accused of murdering a pensioner had human blood on them, a Tasmanian court has heard. Brendan James Gray, John Frederick Duggan and Christopher John Watt are charged with the murder of Athol John Tollard at his Rokeby home on Hobart's eastern shore on May 4 last year. Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis, SC, told the Hobart Supreme Court the accused men bashed, shot and robbed Mr Tollard, 79, before setting fire to his house to destroy evidence. Gray, 31, Duggan, 38, and Watt, 27, have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, arson, aggravated burglary and stealing

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