Boy planned to flee country after GP stabbed, jury told
A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard.
A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of GP Ash Gordon.
He has admitted two counts of aggravated burglary.
The boy was allegedly one of four teenagers who had broken into Dr Gordon's suburban Melbourne home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024 to steal items as the victim and his housemate slept.
The teens were caught on their second entry by the woken Dr Gordon who chased after three boys before a scuffle ensured and the accused allegedly stabbed him six times.
The jury heard evidence on Friday from one of those being chased that the accused had yelled for help after Dr Gordon caught up to them outside a driveway.
"I saw Ash stumbled over on the ground. (The other teen) ran over to him and kicked him in the face," he told the court.
The trio then ran away to a trail where the witness said the accused told him how he "yinged" (stabbed) Dr Gordon.
The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state.
"They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury.
Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas.
The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time".
Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home.
The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary".
He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape.
The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others.
He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told.
The trial continues.
A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard.
A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of GP Ash Gordon.
He has admitted two counts of aggravated burglary.
The boy was allegedly one of four teenagers who had broken into Dr Gordon's suburban Melbourne home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024 to steal items as the victim and his housemate slept.
The teens were caught on their second entry by the woken Dr Gordon who chased after three boys before a scuffle ensured and the accused allegedly stabbed him six times.
The jury heard evidence on Friday from one of those being chased that the accused had yelled for help after Dr Gordon caught up to them outside a driveway.
"I saw Ash stumbled over on the ground. (The other teen) ran over to him and kicked him in the face," he told the court.
The trio then ran away to a trail where the witness said the accused told him how he "yinged" (stabbed) Dr Gordon.
The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state.
"They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury.
Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas.
The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time".
Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home.
The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary".
He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape.
The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others.
He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told.
The trial continues.
A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard.
A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of GP Ash Gordon.
He has admitted two counts of aggravated burglary.
The boy was allegedly one of four teenagers who had broken into Dr Gordon's suburban Melbourne home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024 to steal items as the victim and his housemate slept.
The teens were caught on their second entry by the woken Dr Gordon who chased after three boys before a scuffle ensured and the accused allegedly stabbed him six times.
The jury heard evidence on Friday from one of those being chased that the accused had yelled for help after Dr Gordon caught up to them outside a driveway.
"I saw Ash stumbled over on the ground. (The other teen) ran over to him and kicked him in the face," he told the court.
The trio then ran away to a trail where the witness said the accused told him how he "yinged" (stabbed) Dr Gordon.
The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state.
"They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury.
Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas.
The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time".
Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home.
The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary".
He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape.
The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others.
He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told.
The trial continues.
A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard.
A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of GP Ash Gordon.
He has admitted two counts of aggravated burglary.
The boy was allegedly one of four teenagers who had broken into Dr Gordon's suburban Melbourne home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024 to steal items as the victim and his housemate slept.
The teens were caught on their second entry by the woken Dr Gordon who chased after three boys before a scuffle ensured and the accused allegedly stabbed him six times.
The jury heard evidence on Friday from one of those being chased that the accused had yelled for help after Dr Gordon caught up to them outside a driveway.
"I saw Ash stumbled over on the ground. (The other teen) ran over to him and kicked him in the face," he told the court.
The trio then ran away to a trail where the witness said the accused told him how he "yinged" (stabbed) Dr Gordon.
The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state.
"They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury.
Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas.
The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time".
Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home.
The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary".
He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape.
The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others.
He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told.
The trial continues.
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A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of GP Ash Gordon. He has admitted two counts of aggravated burglary. The boy was allegedly one of four teenagers who had broken into Dr Gordon's suburban Melbourne home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024 to steal items as the victim and his housemate slept. The teens were caught on their second entry by the woken Dr Gordon who chased after three boys before a scuffle ensured and the accused allegedly stabbed him six times. The jury heard evidence on Friday from one of those being chased that the accused had yelled for help after Dr Gordon caught up to them outside a driveway. "I saw Ash stumbled over on the ground. (The other teen) ran over to him and kicked him in the face," he told the court. The trio then ran away to a trail where the witness said the accused told him how he "yinged" (stabbed) Dr Gordon. The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state. "They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury. Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas. The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time". Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home. The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary". He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape. The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others. He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told. The trial continues. A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of GP Ash Gordon. He has admitted two counts of aggravated burglary. The boy was allegedly one of four teenagers who had broken into Dr Gordon's suburban Melbourne home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024 to steal items as the victim and his housemate slept. The teens were caught on their second entry by the woken Dr Gordon who chased after three boys before a scuffle ensured and the accused allegedly stabbed him six times. The jury heard evidence on Friday from one of those being chased that the accused had yelled for help after Dr Gordon caught up to them outside a driveway. "I saw Ash stumbled over on the ground. (The other teen) ran over to him and kicked him in the face," he told the court. The trio then ran away to a trail where the witness said the accused told him how he "yinged" (stabbed) Dr Gordon. The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state. "They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury. Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas. The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time". Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home. The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary". He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape. The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others. He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told. The trial continues. A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of GP Ash Gordon. He has admitted two counts of aggravated burglary. The boy was allegedly one of four teenagers who had broken into Dr Gordon's suburban Melbourne home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024 to steal items as the victim and his housemate slept. The teens were caught on their second entry by the woken Dr Gordon who chased after three boys before a scuffle ensured and the accused allegedly stabbed him six times. The jury heard evidence on Friday from one of those being chased that the accused had yelled for help after Dr Gordon caught up to them outside a driveway. "I saw Ash stumbled over on the ground. (The other teen) ran over to him and kicked him in the face," he told the court. The trio then ran away to a trail where the witness said the accused told him how he "yinged" (stabbed) Dr Gordon. The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state. "They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury. Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas. The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time". Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home. The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary". He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape. The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others. He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told. The trial continues. A boy accused of a doctor's stabbing murder planned to carry out more home invasions interstate and charter a plane to escape overseas, a jury has heard. 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The teen witness told the court he had been in contact with the accused and the third boy next day, when the pair said they wanted to leave the state. "They said they were going to steal a car, go up to the Gold Coast and get a charter plane to go to Papua New Guinea," he told the jury. Under cross-examination, he said the accused was "planning on doing more home invasions" on the Gold Coast before fleeing overseas. The witness said the pair told him about consequences he would face if he stayed, including how he was "the prime suspect" and would "go to jail for a long time". Defence barrister Amelia Beech has submitted the accused was acting in self-defence and asked the witness about hearing Dr Gordon saying "hello boys" after catching them inside his home. The boy agreed with her that the voice was "aggressive" and "scary". He also agreed that Dr Gordon, chasing three "panicked" teens in his Mercedes, had been driving fast and they could hear "aggressive revving" moments before the boys ran into a driveway to escape. The witness said he felt "stressed", "panicked" and "terrified" and was worried what the GP would do to him and the others. He heard the accused say "don't bro, stop" multiple times before the stabbing, the court was told. The trial continues.
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A teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murdering GP Ash Gordon and guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary after breaking into his home. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Heartbroken family in court as teen goes on trial over home invasion murder The accused had attended a house house party in Doncaster, in Melbourne 's northeast on January 12, 2024, when just after 4am the next day, he and another boy decided to 'take' a black Mercedes they had seen at a home down the road, prosecutor Kristie Churchill told a Supreme Court jury on Thursday. The pair walked over to the residence, where inside the three-story town house and asleep in their rooms were Dr Gordon and his housemate on the first and third floors, respectively. The pair broke in by sliding under the garage door before stealing shoes, headphones, laptops and silver necklaces belonging to Dr Gordon. Upon returning to their friend's house, the boys 'boasted about things they stole' and planned to return again, the prosecutor said. Two more teens joined the pair, with the four captured on CCTV wearing gloves, balaclavas, face masks and hats. The prosecutor alleged they again slipped under the garage door but this time, they don't go undetected. 'Hello boys,' Dr Gordon said, after being awoken by the intruders, prompting the teens to run outside. The GP's housemate had told him they should call police but Dr Gordon said, 'We'll call them later. We need to get our stuff back'. After catching up with three of the teens outside his driveway, two of them jumped the fence, leaving the accused who the GP attempted to restrain, the prosecutor said. During the scuffle, the teen allegedly pulled out a knife and inflicted 11 sharp injuries, leaving the victim laying on the ground. 'One of those penetrated Dr Gordon's chest cavity which killed him,' Churchill said. Two teens jumped back over the fence after the accused yelled for help before one allegedly kicked the victim in the face so forcefully that his 'eyes rolled into the back of his head'. After fleeing, the panicked accused allegedly told the others he had 'stabbed a guy' four to five times. 'S***, just killed a guy. Like he's dead bro,' the accused allegedly said. 'The first two times I stabbed him I didn't realise (the knife) was going in. After the next few times I realised it was actually going in.' On January 14, the accused and two others met up at an apartment in Melbourne's inner-south, where they discussed fleeing the country and no snitching. Three days later, police attended the apartment and arrested the accused, where they also found a silver chain allegedly belonging to Dr Gordon. Defence barrister Amelia Beech urged the jury to look at the evidence and approach the trial as if it was a 'task of the mind, not a task of the heart'. Beech accepted jury members may have heard about the issue of youth crime in Victoria and how it has become 'political fodder'. She said the case was just about what happened between Dr Gordon and the accused at 5.27am on 13 January, 2024. 'You can't send a message to the attorney-general or the premier here in this court,' she said. The trial continues.
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‘He's full dead, bro': Final moments of stabbed doctor aired in court
The prosecutor said CCTV images recorded about 4.55am captured the two teenagers, and two other teenage boys who were at the party, going back to Gordon's house. The court heard they covered their faces with balaclavas or masks. Two of the boys wore gloves, and all four took off their shoes before breaking back into the house. When the teenagers re-entered the house a short time later, one of the teenagers yelled to the other three 'get out' before they heard Gordon say 'hello boys', the court was told. The four teenagers had then fled as Gordon chased them on foot. The court was told there was a discussion between Gordon and his housemate about which of them should call the police, and the doctor replied: 'We'll call them in a sec. We need to get our stuff back.' Standing then rang triple zero while Gordon chased the group of intruders down the street. Gordon then got into his Mercedes and began driving around looking for the teens, the court heard. When he spotted three of them, he pulled his car up quickly, before chasing the accused teenager into a driveway of a house a few blocks away. The doctor is alleged to have said, 'There's no point running, the cops are on their way,' before trying to restrain the boy. Churchill said it is the prosecution's case that Gordon was intent on apprehending the teenager until police arrived. The court heard an altercation unfolded in which the teenager producing a knife and slashed and stabbed Gordon several times. An autopsy found six deep stab wounds on Gordon's body. Churchill said one of the stab wounds fatally penetrated Gordon's aorta, injuring his heart and lung. She said the prosecution would argue the accused intended to kill Gordon or cause serious injury to him during the altercation. Loading Gordon's body was later found on the side of the road. The court was told another teenager allegedly hit the doctor in the face as he lay fatally wounded and bloodied on the ground. Churchill said the 17-year-old standing trial for murder later said to his friends, 'Shit, just killed a guy. Like he's dead bro.' He is then alleged to have shown the teenagers the knife, which was covered in blood, before saying: 'He's full dead bro.' The teenagers then fled back to the house where the party had been hosted earlier, the court heard. Hours later, a Snapchat video seized by police allegedly captured the two teenagers burning their blood-stained clothing. Churchill said the duo had planned to flee before being arrested by police. She said that when the accused was asked by another teenager who was present with them during the second home invasion where the knife was, he allegedly smirked before saying, 'It's long gone.' Amelia Beech, the lawyer for the accused teenager, told jurors that what they had heard from the prosecution was not evidence, but rather a set of allegations the teenager had killed Gordon with murderous intent. She said while it was not in dispute the injuries inflicted by the teenager had led to Gordon's death, the intent of his actions was not proven. She urged the jurors to think about what was going through the teenager's mind at the time he was physically restrained by Gordon and whether he was 'acting or reacting' to what was unfolding. 'Was this a desperate boy under attack, alone in the dark, with nowhere to run?' she said.
