Decipher this for me please...

[qqg3]

I think I'm being stupid, but I was reading an article on the BBC and I can't work out what the first paragraph is trying to tell me. It seemingly makes no sense in my head... here it is;

A man allegedly secretly filmed kissing a US university student, days before he killed himself, has told a court he noticed a webcam in the dormitory room.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17236491

A dead-man told a court about something, wait, wasn't he dead? Huh?

 

[orderoftheflame]

The student killed himself. Not the man talking in court about it.

Did you read the article before getting caught up and posting here? It's pretty obvious.

 

[Smoking Man]

gay encounter.

That's why it's confusing.

 

[G-MAN2004]

The student killed himself. Not the man talking in court about it.

This.

 

[qqg3]

The student killed himself. Not the man talking in court about it.

Did you read the article before getting caught up and posting here? It's pretty obvious.

I did read the article, I still tripped over this extract. It seems badly worded to be honest. Or maybe my reading skills just suck more than they used to

 

[labcoattech]

The man who allegedly filmed the student is the one who noticed the webcam.

 

[whitecrook]

Yeah badly written.

 

[labcoattech]

Dharun Ravi found out his room mate was gay and filmed him kissing another man, he was then going to show everyone the film.

 

[Strife212]

It is written in a confusing way, it could be read that the dead man spoke in court.

 

[gitbags]

It is written in a confusing way, it could be read that the dead man spoke in court.

The gay zombie Apocalypse is upon us!

 

[Cosimo]

The gay zombie Apocalypse is upon us!

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

 

[gitbags]

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

Thank god, as if having your brains eaten wasn't bad enough...

 

[Redman]

A man allegedly secretly filmed kissing a US university student, days before he killed himself, has told a court he noticed a webcam in the dormitory room.

The man who allegedly filmed the student is the one who noticed the webcam.

No. The man was filmed kissing a student in his room by parties unknown at this stage. The man noticed a webcam whilst he was with the student. The student killed himself later. The wording is fine.

That's what the line said, as to the article, no idea not going to read it.

 

[Mat]

Just remove the bit between the commas.
Commas can be used to insert a pertinent comment in a sentence which when removed, has no detrimental effect on the structure or subject of the sentence.

 

[Detroit_Waves]

Wording is fine here.

The one who noticed the webcam, was the guy who was kissing the student who took his own life.

 

[Lukewhitworth]

I think its badly worded too, would this make more sense or have I made it worse?

'A man has told a court he noticed a webcam in the dormitory room when allegedly secretly filmed kissing a US university student, days before he killed himself.'

 

[mjt]

It's badly written. There has been a steady decline in the quality of language used on the BBC web site.
Not quite at Grauniad levels yet though

 

[mcast]

Thank god, as if having your brains eaten wasn't bad enough...

Can't imagine what gay zombies would start eating first