A Queensland jury has been proven CCTV footage of a brawl over stolen chips that allegedly resulted in a person being fatally wounded.
Ricky Lefoe, 31, of Sydney has confronted the Supreme Court in Brisbane for the primary day of his trial after pleading not responsible to manslaughter over the loss of life of Brazilian nationwide Ivan Patricio Susin.
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Susin, 29, died in hospital 10 days after he was allegedly punched by Lefoe about 1am on October 1, 2019, main him to hit his head on the bottom outdoors a kebab store on Orchid Avenue in Surfers Paradise.
Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Kelso stated Susin was ending an evening out with three mates within the early hours of a Tuesday morning when the streets had been nonetheless busy with athletes from the College Video games.
“They determined to get some meals earlier than they made their approach house and the place higher to do this than on the kebab store,” Kelso stated.
Kelso stated two of Susin’s mates, Johnny Lodge and Kai Thake sat on a bench close by to eat their kebab and chips whereas the third good friend, Jordan Naylor, walked to a different store to purchase cigarettes.
Susin walked into the kebab store to put his personal order.
“Johnny and Kai sat on the bench blissfully unaware that their night time was about to be interrupted,” Kelso stated.
“(Lefoe) was out that night time along with his good friend Shaun Simpson. The 2 males didn’t know Ivan Susin and his mates … and had been absolute strangers till this second.”
Kelso stated Simpson took meals from Lodge and Thake’s laps and saved strolling, resulting in an alternate of phrases and Simpson turning again and bodily confronting the pair.
“Mr Simpson began throwing punches at Johnny … in the end the pair ended up on the bottom … Mr Simpson threw a punch straight to the face of Mr Lodge, he geared as much as throw one other one as Mr Susin joined the group,” Ms. Kelso stated.
Kelso stated Susin threw a punch at Simpson that “missed by a rustic mile” earlier than Lefoe punched him within the face, knocking him backwards and inflicting a deadly head damage when he hit the bottom.
Naylor later testified, underneath cross-examination from Lefoe’s barrister Patrick McCafferty, that he couldn’t recall Susin throwing a punch however when reviewing the CCTV footage he may see that he did.
Three individuals who had been on Orchid St that night time and unrelated to each events had been referred to as as witnesses.
All three testified that they heard shouting earlier than and throughout the brawl however couldn’t recall or didn’t hear the phrases that had been used.
One witness testified they noticed Susin try a “haymaker” punch and agreed with McCafferty that it was “delivered with nice drive”.
Kebab store employee Yousef Majed Abu Meizer testified that Susin appeared “drunk” and inside a “matter of seconds” he left the store, “punched or pushed” one of many two males who began the combat and was then knocked down.
Lodge testified that it “all occurred so quick” after Simpson dragged him off the bench and stood over him to punch his torso.
Lodge stated Simpson then ran off as if one thing was “critically mistaken” and the following factor he noticed was Susin on the bottom.
The trial continues on Tuesday earlier than Chief Justice Helen Bowskill.
