A statement from a friend of Mark Lundy's, who has name suppression, was read to the court today. "Witness X tells us why he did what he did to Amber, and the evidence about the finances, why he did it," Mr Hislop said. Lundy had gone unconditional on land in the Hawke's Bay intended to be used for the venture, but had not sold share parcels quick enough to cover it. Lundy, 56, is accused of staging a burglary, and launching an attack on his wife Christine, 38, and daughter Amber, 7, with a small axe or tomahawk that has not been found. You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. "You can say what you like about impossibility. Share sales were "slow", something which was of concern. In it, the friend said the wine venture was not doing too well.
Porter said he called Lundy on August 28, telling him the deadline was two days away. In the email, which was read to the court, Lundy said she could also have a pallet of wine personalised in her own name. Thank you all for supporting the Podcast! While he wanted a 10 per cent deposit, Lundy wanted to pay no deposit. Cellphone towers confirm that the 8.30pm phone call Mark made to his business associate originated from Petone. The two companies holding the left flank of the militia line were hit hard and overrun. "The previous ventures similar to this, that I had been involved with, had been successful." He agreed when Burns said it was "almost ironic" that being successful would result in the Lundys' running up large debts. What the crown says is nothing is impossible if you end up with your wife's brian on your shirt." But the couple thought that was too expensive, so they settled on $500,000 each, Parsons said. Sir George Drummond, the British commander in chief in Upper Canada then arrived on the scene and decided on a different plan. Hadwin said Lundy may have lost his house if the wine venture did not work out, as well as any other assets he owned, depending on what arrangements were in place. The business partner, who also has name suppression, told her about the wine venture. We're Saying Goodbye.. Hey Guys! He worked with Lundy to put together a prospectus for the wine venture Lundy and his wife were getting involved with. He agreed when Burns said it was "almost ironic" that being successful would result in the Lundys' running up large debts. Mr McKinnel was instructed by the defence to carry out a review of the work police did questioning residents near the Lundys' house. The venture involved turning land in Hawke's Bay into a vineyard. But Lundy later confessed that he did not manage to get that million dollars together, Twigg said.
That person with the money was English, Porter said. The accountant, Ross Hadwin, also said only about $80,000 worth of shares were sold to the public - well short of the targeted $3.5m. Lundy said he would go bankrupt if the deadline was held to, Porter said. Mr McKinnel told the court he focused on noises heard, people seen, and other general activity in the area surrounding the Lundys' home on the night of August 29 between 8.30pm and midnight. He said all other distributors would pay him by the end of each month, but the Lundys' company had a different arrangement "partially because I was a little bit soft". Until that time, the couple were insured for $200,000 each.