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Bram Stoker's Guilty Of Killing Slade

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Defence Mr.Balmer is innocent because he did not touch him, he wasn't around when slade had died. How could he have of killed him. Slade has done some pretty nasty things to Mr.Balmer as in knocked him out, broke his hand, and much more. But Mr.Balmer just wanted to teach him a lesson, not kill him. As you heard when he found out slade had died he was shocked. And this could why Mr.Balmer is not guilty of killing Slade. Prosecuition Mr.Balmer is guilty of killing Slade. He had vengeance to kill him. Slade has ounched him, broke his hand, and made him cry. He also would never pay his bill. This all made Mr.Balmer want to kill him even more. He defintely wanted him dead. So he hired Slade then sent him out on a long journey in
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