ðɪ ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃən wʌz ðæt hiː ʃˈɑːt ðə kˌeɪdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛs ɛmplˈɔɪiː hˌuː wʌz dɹˈɛst ɪn plˈeɪn klˈoʊðz, bˌʌt kˈoʊməndˌɛli ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ɪt wʌz ɪn sˈɛlfdᵻfˈɛns æz ðə ɹˈeɪndʒɚ hæd ʃˈɑːt æt hˌɪm fˈɜːst wɪðˌaʊt wˈɔːɹnɪŋ.
The accusation was that he shot the KWS employee who was dressed in plain clothes, but Cholmondeley insisted it was in self-defence as the ranger had shot at him first without warning.