. ▁In ▁a ▁formal ▁statement , ▁Dean ▁C ott le ▁told ▁police ▁that ▁Lan iet ▁had ▁conf ided ▁in ▁him ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁having ▁an ▁inc est uous ▁relationship ▁with ▁her ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁" b low ▁the ▁wh ist le " ▁the ▁week end ▁before ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁were ▁killed . ▁C ott le ▁failed ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁at ▁court ▁when ▁called , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁did ▁turn ▁up , ▁Justice ▁William son ▁found ▁him ▁un re li able ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁and ▁ruled ▁against ▁ad mission ▁of ▁his ▁testim ony . ▁The ▁defence ▁instead ▁submitted ▁that , ▁" Rob in ▁was ▁a ▁proud ▁school ▁teacher ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁rejected ▁by ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁had ▁sn apped ▁after ▁months ▁of ▁pressure ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁trial , ▁B ain ▁was ▁conv icted ▁by ▁the ▁j ury ▁on ▁five ▁counts ▁of ▁murder ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁with ▁a ▁six teen - year ▁non - par ole ▁period . ▁ ▁App e als ▁ ▁Support ▁of ▁Joe ▁Kar am ▁ ▁Form er ▁All ▁Black ▁rugby ▁player ▁Joe ▁Kar am ▁felt ▁" something ▁was ▁wrong " ▁with ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁spe ar head ed ▁a ▁length y ▁campaign ▁to ▁have ▁B ain ' s ▁conv ict ions ▁over turn ed . ▁He ▁visited ▁B ain ▁in ▁prison ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁times ▁and ▁wrote ▁four ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁case . ▁Kar am ▁stated ▁in ▁his ▁books ▁that ▁"[ David ' s ]