In their opening statement Tuesday, the defense team for Gareth Pursehouse said after Dr. Amie Harwick called off their relationship in 2012, he was heartbroken, so when he saw her at an event in February 2020, he started to spiral. “The evidence will show that running into her at that event sent him into a thick fog of depression and made him feel that the only way he could get relief from that pain was to go and talk to her,†his defense attorney explained. Pursehouse is accused of stalking Dr. Harwick, strangling her, and throwing her off her third-floor balcony, ultimately killing her.
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The judges face says it all.
I would be yawing in the stand if l was a juror upon hearing his side of his story. He had no business in her house.
The judge's face is hilarious "naw man, this ain't it" 🤣
He knew that she was gonna be there, then to act surprised, maniac
He was depressed? He was asking her for “help?†I’ve seen some really horrible victim blaming before, but this takes the cake.
The only thing his attorney did was very likely give him a very good chance at an appeal for trash counsel.
Sometimes you really can’t have a defense but God willing they will try to give him one lol
Psycho. Plain and simple.
This is why you never ever ever ever ever live with a woman, but if she give you the goods you have to have her work for you.
You are killing her even in death with that statement. He was a stalker a killer and not a defense, lock him up.
Wtf? Did the defense attorney seriously insinuate that it was Ammy's fault that this POS was obssessed with her, stalked her and killed her? The dude was mentally ill. He didn't need to talk to her, he needed psychiatric help, like pills and to be hospitilized. He was mentally ill. The woman hadn't seen him in 10 years and he immediately started harassing her. She had no business with her. She must have been so frightened to find herself in that situation, with no fault if her own. At this point, they were strangers. It would have been better to go with the insane defence, but if he wasn't psychotic, it doesn't count.
The face of the young court staffer in the background says it all. What a disturbing argument to make – Gareth couldn't live with his "depression"? Yet he's still here, Amy isn't
She was soooooo GORGEOUS . omg her ex was crrraaazzyyy!
What on earth. Everyone gets dumped this is just ridiculous 😮 get it together mate. Doesnt excuse throwing someone off a balcony !
She had every right to block his nr. His feelings is not her responsibility!! He’s not a darn child. Someone not interested in you, it’s life. Move on!!
Instead of going for therapy he killed her😂
I can't stop laughing at performer who failed his act
What a hokey defense. What a waste of time and money 😢
It was a travesty they didn't allow in all the evidence of his TWO restraining orders, threatening her, assaulting her, breaking ito her apartment, trashing her things, all around 2011….she didn't "break up" with him back then, she ran for her life!
I can’t watch this, this is disgusting by the defence
Pursehouse was so upset and depressed he went out and got a date with another girl the same week… and she was with him when he got arrested by LAPD LOL
I love the Obsession is a clinical disease defense … this is laughable. His need to control her, and be with her, after being with her and beating the $hit out of her his ab-solute-ly hilarious. Hope this child rots in jail for a long, long time.
At the 12:20 Point his own defense lawyer says "he broke into the house at 1:30 in the morning and they had a struggle" … such a horrible defense lawyer.
If Amie was hanging from the balcony trying to "escape" from him, why didn't she call out to her housemate (whose outer door was right by the patio)? The defense's "explanation" is absolutely ludicrous🙄
He’s insane and should be punished and put in prison for life!
He shouldn't be allowed to look at her pictures.
Yeah there's a struggle she screams for help and now she's dead.
Yeah he's mentally ill.
No excuse he's still alive.
Yeah he BROKE INTO HER HOUSE HE IS EVER SO GUILTY! She'd still be alive today if he hadn't broken in her house.
No excuse whatsoever.
He took a syringe 💉 with him to just " talk " to her after she talked to him at the event ?
This CRAPPY "lawyer" only serves to ADD INSULT TO HER FATAL INJURIES!! Yikes!!! But… Gareth P is SO HORRIBLE, a TOTAL NARCISSIST, the only good thing here is: HE GOT THE LAWYER HE DESERVES!!
Of course he intended to kill her. He had to kill her. She could not be alive in this world because if she was, he would never have peace in his stark, raving mad, psychotic mind and soul. His obsession had no bounds except her death.
Is the defense making him the victim? The evidence shows he was physically abusive to her in the past and obviously he has serious issues. He's not a victim!