It was now the time for Bobby's lawyer to enter the fray and given what Bobby had just said I was eager to see what defence she was going to be able to put forward. I did have a sinking feeling in my stomach that I probably wasn't going to like it. And I was right!
Michelle first questioned Bobby about when he first began to notice that his mental health was suffering and he stated that when I ended our relationship – which made me roll my eyes at this. I wouldn't state that me and Bobby were in a relationship; we shared a weekend together. For us to be in a relationship we would have had to date following our weekend together, and then things would have naturally flourished into a relationship. I think thought about whether I would have wanted to be in a relationship with Bobby and as an after thought I knew that we might have tried dating but in my heart I knew that it only felt right to be in a relationship with Ben.
The court then heard how this affected Bobby physically and mentally since we 'broke' up. He described that he hadn't been eating, sleeping or drinking; so as a consequence to this he was losing weight and having physical symptoms such as headaches, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach aches. The court then heard that after Bobby's mother dragged him to the doctors it was then discovered that Bobby was suffering more than his mother had thought – as Bobby had been hiding how bad this 'break up' had really been affecting him.
We then heard how Bobby had been suffering from hallucinations to the point where I had been spending a lot of time with Bobby. Talking with him, telling him what I needed him to do which apparently only fed into the delusions that he was currently living in. His lawyer then asked how did Bobby knew that they were delusions and Bobby stated that there would be times when he would be filled with uncertainty and confusion where he didn't know what he was doing. But then I would come to him and tell him that everything that he was doing was right and that I needed him to save me. And apparently this was enough for 'me' to get him back on track onto 'reality'.
Michelle then stressed that leading up to Bobby getting in touch with me with the dick pic Bobby had also been losing interest in everyday activities, not being interested in his personal hygiene and was in fact ignoring everyone and wouldn't leave his apartment. She then stressed that when his parents came to visit him they have even heard him talking to me – telling me that it wouldn't be long before we would be back in each other's arms. There was even a time when they had visited when they found Bobby curled into a ball, naked and crying at the fact that I hadn't visited him today – which made them drag him to the doctor's, which caused an outburst from Bobby in the process.
It was after this doctor's visit that Bobby was referred to a psychiatrist and put on medication. The court was then told that after seeing Dr Phillips Bobby was then diagnosed with schizophrenia and severe depression, which is what Michelle wanted the jury to understand was the reason that Bobby acted the way that he had done. Michelle then was quick to add that of course it shouldn't have been to the extremes that actually happened; but given the severity of his mental health problems Bobby couldn't didn't have any awareness on judgement and decision making.
It was then that Michelle decided to blame me and Ben for what had happened by stating that due to Bobby's weakened mental state that the last thing that he needed was a confrontation with me and Ben. Apparently me and Ben should have just ignored the dick pic rather than getting in touch with Bobby and mocking and scolding him in the way that we did. I really couldn't believe that she was actually trying to shift the blame onto me and Ben for the kidnap and torture of Ben. Yes I understood that Bobby's mental health had played a part but there was still no excuse for Bobby to plan and act out the plan that he and the rest of the accused party had put together. And even though Bobby's lawyer was putting the story together that Bobby was unable to make decision I knew different. I knew that given our time together in that hotel room he knew exactly what he was doing – and I would tell the court when it was my turn to provide my testimony.
