Sara Connor has offered to pay the wife of the Bali cop she is charged with murdering $2500. Photo: AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati
Sara Connor has offered to pay the wife of the Bali cop she is charged with murdering $2500. Photo: AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati
The Australian mother charged with murdering a Balinese police officer has offered to pay his family $2600 and maintained her innocence in court, insisting she tried to stop her toyboy British DJ boyfriend from killing him.
But the wife of murdered policeman Wayan Sudarsa - whose battered body was discoveredon Kuta Beach in the early hours of August 17 - rejected the offer of a 'donation' from Sara Connor, saying she won't accept "even a cent from her", the Daily Mail reported.
"I want the court to give the maximum punishment that fits what she did, based on Indonesian laws. That's all Sir," widow Ketut Arsini told Denpasar Court on Tuesday.
Ms Arsini's two sons applauded loudly in court as their mother read out the powerful statement, eyeing down Connor for the first time, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Connor and her boyfriend David Taylor, who lived in New Zealand for a period of time, face a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.
British man David Taylor stands behind a cell as he talks to friends. Photo / AP
The comments came after Connor read sections of a handwritten letter out to the court, in which she offers Ms Arsini a 'donation' of 25 million rupiah (approximately $NZ2600).
Expressing her sadness over the death of Mr Sudarsa, Connor said: "I feel great pain when I remember the tragedy.
"I came to Bali on this little holiday, to relax ... often I think, is it maybe destiny that wanted to change our lives so dramatically," she scribbled in English on a sheet of paper.
"I'm deeply sorry for you and your family now left alone without Mr Sudarsa to care for you and your children. You have been always in my prayers."
Connor reiterated her innocence, saying all she had tried to do was separate her British boyfriend David Taylor and Mr Sudarsa after the pair got into a fight over her lost purse.
Ms Arsini said her husband was working the night shift when he died and that when she heard there had been an 'accident' she couldn't believe it.
"(My) son came back from the hospital and he cried ... He said his father has gone." Prosecutors allege Taylor became embroiled in a fatal fight with Mr Sudarsa after the British DJ confronted the police officer over the loss of his wallet.
Taylor, the court has heard, hit Mr Sudarsa numerous times, including with a beer bottle.
Before they were arrested on August 19, Connor and Taylor burnt their clothes and destroyed a number of Mr Sudarsa's personal belongings in an alleged bid to cover up evidence.
Both are facing charges of murder, fatal assault in company and assault causing death.
Taylor will face court on Thursday before Connor's matter is expected to return next week.
