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25/07/92
- I did'nt let Alison down
By MIKE SULLIVAN and JAMES LEWTHWAITE
The Sun
TWO-timing John Shaughnessy claimed his wife would have forgiven
him for his affair with Michelle Taylor. He insisted: "I
don't see that I let her down." Romeo Shaughnessy, who had
a string of other girlfriends and was engaged four times before
he wed, said: "Loads of men have affairs and they don't finish
up having their wives murdered.
"I never dreamed it could end up this way but I know she
would have forgiven me for having the affair. We were devoted
to each other." Shaughnessy, 30, said he wished he had never
set eyes on Michelle, who was yesterday jailed for life with her
sister Lisa for murdering Alison.
He added: "I should not have let the bitch get under my skin.
I wasn't chasing Michelle, she was pestering me. But I know I
should never have had anything to do with her. "I wasn't
an angel and it was my fault for not saying no, but I don't see
why I should feel guilty because I was having an affair.
"I don't want people to feel sorry for me in any respect.
"But it's like I'm in the dock and I haven't committed a
crime." Shaughnessy discovered his wife's body with Michelle
after she gave him a lift home from work. That night Michelle
drove him to her family house after they gave statements to police.
Shaughnessy said: "When she drove me to her home that night
she wanted to break my heart. "She had killed my wife and
was enjoying my pain" Shaughnessy told how he sat with Alison's
body for hours in the mortuary. He said: "I was just holding
her hand. "I stroked her hair.
I loved her hair even though it got in my face when we were in
bed. "While I was stroking her hair I could feel a bump on
the back of her head where she had been hit. "Finally the
staff had to ask me to leave because they wanted to shut."
Shaughnessy said he and Alison had talked of starting a family
the night before she died. "We spoke about having kids and
it was something we both wanted very much. "I said to All,
'Provided the baby has your lovely brown eyes' and she said, 'As
long as it has your dimples.' He said he no longer wants to live
without his wife and had contemplated killing himself.
"She should be living a fun life now. I just wish it was
me who was dead and Alison living. "I hope a bus runs me
over because my life is already finished." Shaughnessy has
reserved a plot next to his wife's at the church where they married
in Piltown, Co Kilkenny.
He said: "I just want to be with her. We were so happy together.
"I would not like to marry again. Alison can never be replaced.
"I loved Alison and was totally devoted to her. I would never
have left her for Michelle and the thought never crossed my mind.
"I never considered myself to be Michelle's boyfriend. "I
didn't know the full extent of her feelings. I just thought it
was something casual. "I am not the sort of bloke who likes
to put it around. "I would rather have a quiet drink at the
bar or a cup of tea at home."
His sister Ann Giblin said: "We're standing by John. No matter
what happens he is still my brother and I love him. "He has
not committed any crime. He just fell for women." His mum
Florrie said: "I don't care what was said in court, John
was devoted to Alison."
Mrs Shaughnessy, a mother of 11, added:' "John is the salt
of the earth. "He is the type of son who would give you his
last pound if he had it." |
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