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An audio expert says it cannot be scientifically determined whether or not David Bain said "I shot the prick", during his 111 phone call.
The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted supression on part of the call made in June 1994, which was earlier ruled inadmissable, not relevant and not realiable and was not presented to the jury.
Bain was last week found not guilty of the murder of five
members of his family in Dunedin.
Professor Peter French says there is no accurate method for
determining if David Bain was speaking or just breathing
loudly.
He says the section of the phone call should not have been edited
out for the jury, although the interpretation of the noises as "I
shot the prick", should not have been identified to them.
Meanwhile, Bain's defence team is disappointed his full 111 call has been made public.
His lawyer Helen Cull, QC, says the passage is not evidence, that it is rubbish and it was appropriate to exclude it from the retrial.
She says neither the Crown's or their own linguistic experts could agree on what was said.
Long time Bain supporter, Joe Karam, says police wanted to believe Bain said "I shot the prick" in his 111 call.
He says the fact police only heard the words in 2007 is telling in itself.
He says the police were desperate for evidence, which lead them to put weight on things that weren't really there.
Click here to read the full judicial decision on the 111 call.
