Byron Bay mother facing murder charge in Bali wonders if she should have kept walking
The Australian woman fighting a murder charge in Bali has been left wondering what might have happened had she not intervened in the fight between her boyfriend and a stranger.
Byron Bay mother Sara Connor has consistently denied the murder charge levelled at her and her boyfriend, British DJ David Taylor.
Speaking from her cell at the Denpasar District Court, the 46-year-old told Fairfax Media she is forever considering what might have befallen her if she stayed back.
"I often wonder if it would have been better to just mind my business and keep on walking rather than try to help," Ms Connor said.
"If I did that I wouldn't be here."
Ms Connor has persistently denied any involvement in the death of Wayan Sudarsa, a Bali policeman who was found dead on August 17, his body covered with 42 wounds.
She has said she did not see the fight between her 34-year-old boyfriend and the police officer, nor did she take part in any fight.
"I thought putting myself in between the victim was a way to stop the fight," she said.
When she stepped in, Ms Connor said the victim attacked and bit her, leading her to believe her boyfriend's assumption the man was impersonating a policeman "because you don't expect a policeman to turn around and attack you".
In court last month Ms Connor pondered whether Mr Sudarsa had been drinking on shift, after a submitted toxicology report showed ethanol in his urine, indicating alcohol consumption.
The mother-of-two said it was "a weird reaction to attack us" like he did, but added it was "only supposition, I don't want to make an assumption".
Ms Connor is being tried separately from Mr Taylor but they both face the same charge of murder, fatal group assault or assault leading to death carrying a maximum 15 years in jail.
The UK man admitted to hitting the policeman with a beer bottle and binoculars but said he was acting in self-defence.
After her cards were found at the scene, Ms Connor went to the Australian Consulate in Bali to explain herself and was told to speak to local police.
Next week Ms Connor's boyfriend – whom she says she still loves – will testify at her trial and she believes he is "going to tell the truth about what happened".
She recently told reports she was disappointed the trial was taking so long and hoped the judges would be fair when "everything is over and done and the truth finally comes out".
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