AC/DC - Phil Rudd’s Lawyer Says “Hitman” Charge Has Led To “Incalculable” Damage To Reputation
December 13, 2014, 9 years ago
According to Nzherald.co.nz, the so-called "hitman" in the case against Phil Rudd says the AC/DC drummer offered him $250,000 and a luxury car to become his bodyguard - not a payment for what police allege Rudd "wanted done".
The 60-year-old Rudd was charged by police with attempting to procure the murders of two men, but the serious criminal charge was dropped within 24 hours of his high-profile arrest last month.
His lawyer Paul Mabey, QC, criticised the police decision to lay the "hitman" charge which led to sensational headlines around the world and said the damage to his client was "incalculable".
But Rudd still faces charges of threatening to kill, as well as possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.
According to a two-page summary of the allegations, Rudd phoned the man in September and threatened to kill him and his daughter.
"This phone call is consistent with a phone call made by the defendant earlier that morning to a business associate in which the defendant spoke about what he wanted done to the first complainant," according to the Crown summary.
Rudd has denied threatening to kill anyone.
Rudd is due back in the Tauranga District Court in February for a case review hearing on the threatening to kill charge, as well as possession of 130 grams of cannabis and 0.7g of methamphetamine.
Read more at Nzherald.co.nz.
