Man accused of Crete death says he’s innocent

KEY witnesses backing the claims of a Midland man accused of killing his girlfriend in Crete could be heard in court tomorrow, the Birmingham Mail can reveal.
Patrick Walker, the father of Brierley Hill murder suspect Luke Walker, said a second preliminary hearing on the Greek island was due to take place with around four witnesses attesting to his son’s innocence.
He also said British Embassy staff had organised a meeting tomorrow with the Greek coroner. Their post-mortem evidence indicated that violent blows caused the internal injuries that killed Walker’s 21-year-old girlfriend, Chelsea Hyndman.
That evidence was presented at a closed court hearing, in Heraklion, the island’s largest city court on the Greek island, on Thursday, when Walker was charged with murder.
Miss Hyndman, who shared a flat with barman Walker in the resort of Malia, died on Monday last week. She had been admitted to hospital the previous day suffering from abdominal pain.
Walker claims Miss Hyndman’s injuries were caused by a fall that was seen by a number of witnesses. But they were not allowed to give evidence at the initial hearing. Walker was not given the chance to enter a formal plea either and he was denied bail. No trial date was set.

However, it is hoped witnesses will be giving evidence tomorrow and Patrick Walker said he may also be involved.
“There’s going to be a hearing and witnesses will be allowed to speak – I really don’t know how it’s come about,” he said. It adds new hope to the possibility that Walker could be released on bail with the results of a second post-mortem, this time by a pathologist in the UK, expected soon. Patrick Walker said he expected these results to cast doubt on claims Miss Hyndman’s injuries were the result of violence.
More than 2,700 people have signed up to a campaign on Facebook professing Walker’s innocence. Patrick Walker said his son was “happy” about the effort, but remained in a “fragile” mental state behind bars.