Title: Shocking Murder Confession: Man Shoots Girlfriend Dead Then Lies About It!
Unraveling the Tragic Events
A MAN shot his girlfriend dead at home then told 999 she ran into a pool cue after a row, a court heard.
Fatal Shooting Incident
Richard Basson, 45, is accused of blasting Carrie Salter in the forehead with an illegal handgun in Long Clawson, near Melton Mowbray.
Deceptive 999 Call
He then phoned 999 where he was heard saying: “What are you going to say? You had a pole through your head”.
Terrible Outcome
Jurors were told this was aimed at Carrie, 37, who died from an unsurvivable brain injury.
False Claims
Basson also claimed the pair had a row over “half a cigarette” before she came at him with a carving knife, Leicester Crown Court heard.
Disturbing Accounts
Prosecutor John Lloyd-Jones KC said: “He said that she had come at him with a carving knife. He said that he had been struck and had broken his hand.
The Truth Unveiled
“He said that he had jabbed at her with a pool cue. He said that it had entered and penetrated her forehead.
Devastating Actions
“At the time of this fatal incident, Carrie had not come at him with a knife. There had, ladies and gentlemen, been no pool cue.”
Tragic Outcome
The court heard Basson fired two live rounds from one of the three illegal firearms he held at the time.
Fatal Consequences
One bullet hit a wall in the home, while the second struck Carrie in the middle of her head, Mr Lloyd-Jones said.
Heartbreaking Loss
She was rushed to hospital but sadly couldn’t be saved and died two days later.
Grim Discoveries
A Home Office pathologist later recovered the bullet that killed her, while police found the gun and two empty cartridges in the couple’s garden.
Troubling Past
Jurors were told Basson, who had 68 rounds of live ammunition at the property, had previously been violent towards Carrie.
History of Violence
He was convicted of wounding in 2006 in relation to an incident a year earlier in which a man was stabbed, jurors heard.
Witness Accounts
Mr Lloyd-Jones said: “He was no stranger to the use of unlawful violence. Carrie’s sisters remember seeing her with bruises.”
Ongoing Denial
Basson denies murder and the trial continues.