MIRAMICHI, N.B. – A Burnt Church man says he falsely confessed to killing his 16-year-old cousin because that’s what the police wanted.

Curtis Bonnell told his murder trial today that a confession he made to police on December 2nd of 2009 about sexually assaulting and killing Hilary Bonnell is false.

Under cross-examination, Bonnell denied that a picture showing the position of the girl’s clothing taken before an autopsy indicate she fought for her life.

The girl’s mother, Pam Fillier, sobbed in court as the picture was discussed.

The 32-year-old Bonnell has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the Court of Queen’s Bench.

On Monday, Bonnell testified that he had been drinking heavily and snorting cocaine on the night of September 4th of 2009 and blacked out.

He said he woke up the next morning in his pickup truck and found Hilary Bonnell dead on the seat next to him, but he didn’t know how she died.