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Andrew Pea (1956 - 1978), also known as Andrew Ronald Smith,〔Coroners Court of Western Australia, (Coroners Report ), W.G. Wickens, City Coroner, October 11, 1979〕 was a 22-year-old Victorian who'd moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1975 and worked as a State Energy Commission labourer. Pea lived alone in a Salvation Army hostel in East Perth〔(Killers exit puzzles police ) Cyril Ayris, The West Australian, July 15, 1978〕 and was known as a casual drinker at many Perth inner-city hotels; being seen at various times in the Paddington, the Criterion, the Imperial, the Railway, the Globe and the Victoria.〔(Can you help find the killer? ) Baden Pratt, Sunday Independent, page 6-7, July 16, 1978〕 Pea’s murder shocked Perth as it was one of the first cases of gang-style killing in the city.〔(Life term for 1978 city killing ), Roy Gibson, The West Australian, page 4, Tuesday August 30, 1988〕 Only two weeks prior to his murder Pea had been involved in another fight, in which he’d dislocated his shoulder.〔(Death weapon scalpel sharp ), Kim Murray, Daily News, page 1, Monday July 3, 1978〕 ==Murder== At 9pm on Saturday 1 July 1978 Pea was seen drinking in the Paddington Hotel's infamous basement Tube Bar, which was described as being "dark and dingy with pool tables, that was frequented during the week by a strange mixture of people: poofters, lesbians, bikies and crims".〔".(www.outinperth.com/queer-northbridge-history/ )〕 Witnesses stated that Pea left the basement bar shortly after 9pm and walked to a nearby TAB betting shop to collect a bet in Barrack Street. The betting shop being located approximately 500m from the Paddington Hotel.〔 About 9.30pm Pea was seen by witnesses talking to a newsboy near the corner of Barrack and Wellington streets〔 when a man approached him and told him not to hassle the newsboy,〔 with one witness claiming to have heard Pea say in response "what's it got to do with you".〔 A short fist fight then followed in which the significantly larger Pea (reported to be approximately 6’2 and over 110kg) got the better of the man who was described as being 5’9 and of medium build.〔(Last night's murder scene ) Sunday Independent, page 2, July 2, 1978〕 The fight ended with the smaller man seen running a few metres up Barrack Street towards Murray Street; while being overheard by witnesses muttering something about getting even.〔 But within a matter of seconds the man had returned, and armed with a 10cm pocketknife he'd been carrying walked back towards Pea and started "swinging wild" with the weapon,〔(Parents to miss funeral ) Sunday Independent, page 7, July 9, 1978〕 stabbing Pea in the head, back and chest 21 times〔(Queen & Peter Munckton ), Supreme Court of Western Australia No. 479 of 1988, 10am Monday 29 August, 1988〕 and wielding the weapon with such force that it managed cut through Pea's skull and other bones〔 (the fatal blows being those delivered to Pea's heart and through his ear into his brain).〔 According to reports a crowd of roughly 50 people witnessed the fatal attack, but stood back too frightened to act.〔 However one man, Mark Forrest (a 20-year-old backpacker from Sydney), decided to intervene when he saw Pea slump to the ground and scream because "he looked beaten".〔(Hero believes he hurt killer ), The West Australian, page 11, Thursday July 6, 1978〕 In an attempt to have the assailant drop the knife Forrest dragged the man off Pea and slammed his head into the pavement up to half a dozen times.〔 Despite his efforts the assailant managed to break free from Forrest, threaten him with the knife and run across the nearby Barrack Street Bridge. Forrest, and other bystanders, then pursued the assailant but lost him as he disappeared into the Northbridge nightclub district.〔 Police were called from all parts of the metropolitan area in an attempt to cut off the assailant’s escape route〔(Man stabbed dies ), Sunday Independent, page 1, Sunday July 2, 1978〕 but failed to apprehend the attacker. Pea was rushed to nearby Royal Perth Hospital but died soon after arrival at about 9.57pm 1 July 1978. At the time of the post mortem examination analysed samples showed that Pea had 0.362% alcohol in his blood.〔 Mark Forrest was later awarded the Bravery Medal (Australia) in November 1978 (medal number: 865694) for the courage he displayed in struggling with Pea’s killer.〔(Pea-killing witness gets medal ), Jack Coulter, Daily News, January 1979〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murder of Andrew Pea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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