Potty mouth parrot could be used as a WITNESS in owner’s murder trial after repeating victim’s plea to ‘don’t f***ing shoot’
Prosecution lawyers in a flap over whether bird's filthy words are admissible as evidence in the trial in Michigan, US
A SQUAWKING parrot could be used as a murder trial witness against a woman accused of killing her husband.
Bud the African Grey is thought to have seen Glenna Duram, 48, shoot partner Martin, 46, in a row over unpaid bills.
Glenna is accused of shooting her partner Martin five times in May last year before turning the gun on herself during a failed murder-suicide bid.
His family believes she gunned him down at their home in Sand Lake, Michigan, in the US, after the pair clashed over her gambling debts.
After his shocking death, the couple’s pet parrot started repeating a loud, expletive-ridden row between a male and a female.
He screeched the words “get out” and “where will I go?”
And then, in what family believes were Martin’s last words, the swearing parrot also repeated: “Don’t f****** shoot.”
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Martin’s ex-wife Christine Keller, who is calling for the parrot’s words to be used in court, said: “I believe with all my heart that those are the last words of Marty.”
Christine, who now owns Bud, added: “I recognize two different voices screaming and yelling and it always ends with ‘don’t f****** shoot’.”
Martin’s mother Lillian Duram said: “That bird picks up everything and anything and it's got the filthiest mouth around.”
Glenna Duram is now in jail accused of her husband’s murder.
Robert Springstead, from Newago County Prosecuting Attorney, fighting the case, claimed they were studying the parrot’s words to determine if they could be admissible evidence.
He said: “It’s an interesting novelty and it’s been a great opportunity for me to learn about African parrots.
“It is something we are going to be looking at to determine if it’s reliable to use or if it's information we need to prosecute this case.”
He said it was unlikely that the bird would be called to give evidence during the trial.
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