British DJ being questioned over murder of Bali cop says his Australian girlfriend was almost sexually assaulted by an officer while searching for her bag
David Taylor has faced hours of questioning after the body of Wayan Sudarsa was found bashed to death
A BRITISH man arrested for the murder of a police officer in Bali was told by his girlfriend a "bad cop" had tried to sexually assault her on the beach.
But Brit David Taylor and his Australian girlfriend Sara Connor have said they had nothing to do with the bashing murder of Bali cop Wayan Sudarsa after his bloodied body was found with 17 stab wounds on Kuta Beach.
The British DJ's lawyer Haposan Sihombing said his client had been questioned for five hours on Saturday but had not admitted to committing the August 17 murder.
He said Ms Connor had lost her bag on the beach and the couple went to search for it separately.
It was while the couple were apart looking for the bag that Connor clashed with the victim after asking for help with her bag.
Sihombing said: "She later told David about a bad cop who pushed her down to the sand and lay on top of her. She screamed for help, several people pulled the bad officer off her, that's how she managed to escape. She managed to get away because there were people who helped her after she screamed."
There have also been claims that the police officer bit the fingernail of Taylor while he was on the beach.
The couple then checked out of the Kubu Kauh Beach Inn and .
Haposan, who also represented Bali Nine drug mule Renae Lawrence and was part of convicted drug smuggler Schappelle Corby's legal team, said it was then that the couple decided to make contact with the Australian Consulate in Bali.
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Authorities interviewed nine witnesses, leading them to want to question the couple who had been staying at Kubu Kauh Beach Inn in Kuta.
A manhunt for Taylor and Byron Bay local Connor was sparked after Connor’s driver’s licence and bank card were found at the murder scene.
Police were forced to plaster posters of the couple across police stations and hotels in an effort to find them, eventually alerted to their presence at the Australian Consulate.
Both Connor and Taylor were found with visible cuts to their hands with police now investigating how they received those injuries.
Police have alleged they found blood in the room the couple had been staying in, claiming to have found a towel covered in blood.
Taylor has previously said she was drunk on the night of the murder and could not remember much.
The couple now both face 15 years in jail if convicted of murder.
Sanglah Hospital morgue chief Dr Dudut Rustyadi said the autopsy revealed that Wayan Sudarsa was hit repeatedly and that he had what appeared to be defensive wounds to his left and right hands.
Dr Rustyadi said: “From the autopsy we found there are many wounds and bruises on the head. We found 17 open wounds or lacerations in the head."
He said there were a total of 42 injuries to the body, consisting of open wounds, scars and bruises.
He said: “The cause of the death is a blow that repeatedly hit his head, that caused swelling in the brain, pressing the respiratory centre."
Under Indonesian law, police now have 90 days, with an extension to 120 days, to gather evidence and prepare the case.
Ms Connor's Byron Bay family released a statement in defence of the mother of two.
They said: "The accusations laid against her are totally out of character for this beautiful person. Her love for her boys is the biggest love in her life. She is very passionate about life and exudes enthusiasm wherever she goes."
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