William Burr was behind her, in his underwear, with his shotgun pointed at them.
The boy went to look, and then his girlfriend appeared. He said if the keys weren’t there, he would kill William Burr. He told the teenager the keys were in the kitchen. William Burr started to scream and fight back, but eventually gave up. His girlfriend hit William Burr, who had been sleeping, over the head with the wine bottle. The teenager admitted he also had a knife, broom, and a torch. They couldn't find them, so armed themselves with wine bottles and headed to William Burr’s bedroom. I wasn’t thinking properly,” the teenager said.Īt the house, his girlfriend climbed in the window and let him in, before the duo started searching for the car keys. On the night of October 1, he drank some alcohol and smoked some cannabis before he and his girlfriend drove to William Burr’s house. The third time was only a week prior to the incident at the centre of the trial, and the teenager had been arrested and released on bail with the condition not to leave Auckland. In cross-examination from Philip Morgan QC, William Burr’s lawyer, the teenager admitted he had stolen and damaged William Burr’s car three times prior. It showed him, his girlfriend, William Burr, and Shaun Burr.Īsked what happened in the kitchen, he told Crown prosecutor Rebecca Mann: “I got a hiding.” He had drawn a picture of William Burr’s kitchen, with four stick figures.
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Father and son William and Shaun Burr are on trial in the Hamilton High Court, facing charges including wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.