Bullet beau says sorry

The boyfriend of an American woman arrested in north Bengal for carrying bullets in her baggage has offered his “deepest apology to the people of India” and owned up to the clip of ammunition.
The expression of regret came a few hours after a Siliguri court extended the judicial custody of Heather Bond and her mother Monica by 14 days, dashing the Californians’ hopes for bail.
Heather’s boyfriend, Sean McGaughey, told The Telegraph over the phone from Santa Barbara this evening: “I want you to send out my deepest apology to the people of India and particularly those in the region of Siliguri about this incident.”
Sean, who works as an air-conditioner installer, added: “The clip in Heather’s bag was mine and I have an exact duplicate (of the clip) at home. I should have taken out the clip from her bag as soon as we returned from our last trip.”
Earlier in the day, the additional chief judicial magistrate of Siliguri had rejected the bail plea of the Bonds.
So far, all agencies in the US have confirmed that Monica and Heather do not have a criminal record.
18/04/08 The Telegraph

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