Australia: Girl, 4, 'thrown from 180ft bridge by father looked like a rag doll as she fell
Melbourne, Australia: A girl of four allegedly thrown from a bridge by her father looked like a 'rag doll' as she went over the side and plunged more than 180ft to her death, a court heard today.
A witness told how he saw 'hair and limbs' as Darcey Freeman was 'tipped' from the side by jobless Arthur Freeman.
Before the incident Freeman, 36, who today appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court, Australia, charged with murder, allegedly phoned his estranged wife and told her she should 'say goodbye to your children’.
Darcey Freeman: Died after being pulled out of the Yarra River in Melbourne
Prosecutor Gavin Silbert said the former computer programmer then drove his three children towards the city centre, a route which required crossing the Westgate Bridge.
Before he arrived at the landmark, which spans the Yarra River, he is said to have asked Darcey to climb into the front seat of their car.
Freeman then stopped his car, grabbed the little girl, got out of the stationary vehicle and threw her into the water, said Mr Silbert.
Accused: Arthur Freeman was driving over the bridge with his three children
Witness Ollie Nelson said: 'Very clear in my mind is seeing hair and limbs as the child
Mr Nelson, the only person who approached the father, said Freeman had 'a completely neutral face. It was as if he was just going about his business.
'I wouldn't say (his demeanor was) robotic at all - he appeared like nothing was wrong. That was the over-riding impression.'
To bad he didn't decide to end his own life. Maybe he didn't have the balls.
Melbourne, Australia: A girl of four allegedly thrown from a bridge by her father looked like a 'rag doll' as she went over the side and plunged more than 180ft to her death, a court heard today.
A witness told how he saw 'hair and limbs' as Darcey Freeman was 'tipped' from the side by jobless Arthur Freeman.
Before the incident Freeman, 36, who today appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court, Australia, charged with murder, allegedly phoned his estranged wife and told her she should 'say goodbye to your children’.
Darcey Freeman: Died after being pulled out of the Yarra River in Melbourne
Prosecutor Gavin Silbert said the former computer programmer then drove his three children towards the city centre, a route which required crossing the Westgate Bridge.
Before he arrived at the landmark, which spans the Yarra River, he is said to have asked Darcey to climb into the front seat of their car.
Freeman then stopped his car, grabbed the little girl, got out of the stationary vehicle and threw her into the water, said Mr Silbert.
Accused: Arthur Freeman was driving over the bridge with his three children
Witness Ollie Nelson said: 'Very clear in my mind is seeing hair and limbs as the child
Mr Nelson, the only person who approached the father, said Freeman had 'a completely neutral face. It was as if he was just going about his business.
'I wouldn't say (his demeanor was) robotic at all - he appeared like nothing was wrong. That was the over-riding impression.'
To bad he didn't decide to end his own life. Maybe he didn't have the balls.
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