Friend lies for daddy accused of murdering 1-year-old son; falsely accuses mom of abuse (Cambelltown, New South Wales, Australia)

Wait. You mean to tell me a MAN lied about a mother abusing her child? Just to save Daddy's @$$? Can't be! The fathers rights people have taught us that only moms lie! Only moms are devious, scheming b*****s! But finally the (male) friend 'fessed up. And FINALLY, five years after this child's death, dad STEVEN GILLETT is facing the music.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/friend-says-dad-hinted-he-killed-son/story-e6freuzi-1226014435267

Friend says dad hinted he killed son
Amy Dale From: The Daily Telegraph March 02, 2011 12:38AM

A FATHER allegedly hinted at involvement in his son's death and asked a friend "not to think differently" of him when a damning autopsy report was released, an inquest heard yesterday.

That same friend, in whom Steven Gillett allegedly confided at a Campbelltown carwash, admitted lying to police in a bid to "take the pressure off" his mate and turn it on to the child's mother Rebecca Gillett.

Robbie Dean Gillett, 1, was found dead in his cot on July 31, 2006, as a result of "blunt force trauma" to the stomach. Mr Gillett was charged with his son's murder in 2007 but the DPP later dropped the charge.

Friend Thomas Kruse, interviewed by police shortly after Robbie's death, told them the boy's mother Rebecca was "inadequate" in feeding her son and boasted about smacking her children. But questioned yesterday by assisting counsel Mark Higgins, Mr Kruse admitted he lied to protect his friend.

"What were you trying to characterise Rebecca as at that time?" Mr Higgins asked.

"[As] a bad mother ... because my mate was getting into trouble," he said.

Mr Kruse said he wanted to be loyal to his friend and waited outside Macquarie Fields police station for Mr Gillett as he was questioned on Robbie's death.

"When we started driving off, Steven said, 'If they have any evidence on me, I'll be sitting in the dock facing 25 years to life'," Mr Kruse told the court.

The inquest heard that when Mr Kruse was shown a copy of Robbie's post-mortem report, which detailed several injuries he'd suffered, Mr Gillett said to him "Don't think anything different of me ... will you?".

The inquest continues today.