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FIEND RAPES AND MU OWN SIST

Tells cops bruises were from pat-a-cake game!

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ASICKO in Washington State raped and murdered his own sister — and tried to blame her bruises on playing pata-cake at “full force,” authoritie­s allege.

Responding to a call in Kitsap County, deputies say they found Michael A. Battersby, 51, performing CPR on his unresponsi­ve sibling, Diana Schuler, at their shared home.

Cops say Battersby claimed he’d found his 61-year-old sis submerged in water in the bathtub after returning from running errands, and investigat­ors initially believed she’d died of natural causes.

But after searching her bedroom, investigat­ors say they found an instant message Diana had sent to a pal still on her computer screen, which said her twisted brother had sexually assaulted her!

The Kitsap

County Coroner’s

 ??  ?? Michael A. Battersby lied to authoritie­s and was charged with domestic violence murder and rape
Michael A. Battersby lied to authoritie­s and was charged with domestic violence murder and rape
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