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ABC News
a day ago
- ABC News
Man accused of killing GP Ashley Gordon pleads not guilty to murder
A beloved Box Hill GP who was allegedly murdered after four boys broke into his Doncaster home died from a 10.8 centimetre stab wound through his chest, a jury in the murder trial has heard. Ashley Gordon, 33, was asleep in his home in January last year, when a group of boys broke in twice. They had been at a party nearby. The first time, two of them broke in. According to the first witness to give evidence in a Victorian Supreme Court trial on Thursday, who cannot be named, four of them took off their shoes and pulled on masks and balaclavas before returning to Dr Gordon's townhouse. The witness told the court they slid under the garage door before creeping into the house, looking for keys to the young doctor's Mercedes. In the dark, they heard him say "hello boys" and ran. Dr Gordon chased them on foot, before returning for his black Mercedes AMG. After alerting his flatmate, Dr Gordon drove his car through nearby streets until he found them. The prosecution alleges Dr Gordon tried to restrain a boy, who was a child at the time, when the boy stabbed him six times and slashed him five. The court heard a 10.8cm stab wound through Dr Gordon's chest punctured his aorta, heart and lung, which killed him. The prosecution alleges the boy was carrying a brown and silver flick knife with a blade as long as a pen. The boy accused of the stabbing and the other boys involved can not be named because they were children at the time. In her opening statement, Prosecutor Kristie Churchill told the court the boys fled, leaving him lying lifeless on the ground. Ms Churchill told jurors they would hear evidence about what the accused boy allegedly said to his friends in the hours after. "Shit, just killed a guy, like he's dead bro," Ms Churchill said. "The first two times I stabbed him, I didn't really realise that it was actually going in and I was killing him, but after the next two or three times is when I realised what's actually going on." The court heard the boys then returned to the house where most of the party guests were asleep. "I fully yinged him bro like five times, like he's dead, full dead bro, ying," the accused boy allegedly told a friend. The court heard the term "ying" was slang for stab. Ms Churchill told the jury the prosecution alleged the boys had taken the clothes they had been wearing during the incident to an underpass, burnt them and filmed the act. The court heard it would be alleged that in the days after, they hid in an apartment in Windsor and discussed fleeing the country before being arrested. The boy who allegedly stabbed Dr Gordon has pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and not guilty to murder. Defence barrister Amelia Beech told the jury to keep a "genuinely open mind", acknowledging community sentiment surrounding youth crime, labelling it as "political fodder". "Your task here is an intellectual one, it's not about sympathy or prejudice, it's a task of the mind, not a task of the heart," Ms Beech said. "This case is not about youth crime generally, this is not about law reform. "You cannot right the wrongs of the youths of Victoria here in this room, in this case. "You can't send a message to the attorney-general or the premier here in this courtroom. "This case is what happened between Ashley Gordon and [the accused] at 5.27am on 13 January last year. "Nothing more, nothing less." The trial continues.
The Age
2 days ago
- The Age
‘He's full dead, bro': Distressing final moments of stabbing death of doctor aired in court
A teenager told his friends 'just killed a guy. Like, he's dead bro', after stabbing a Melbourne doctor in the driveway of a Doncaster street. The then-16-year-old had broken into the Doncaster home of doctor Ashley Gordon twice in one night to steal shoes, jewellery and electronics. The teenager also allegedly showed the bloodied knife to friends before saying he needed to burn his clothes, a court has heard. The now 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, has pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and not guilty to a charge of murder. On the first day of the trial into the 33-year-old's alleged murder, distressing details of the doctor's final moments, and the two home invasions that preceded his death, were aired in the Supreme Court. The court heard the boy and his co-accused, who was also 16 at the time, had been drinking at a friend's party at a house in the same street as Gordon's home on the evening of January 12 last year. The other, now 17-year-old boy, has also been charged over Gordon's death and will face a separate trial. The hearing was told in the early hours of January 13 the two teenage boys began talking about stealing a black Mercedes they had seen parked in Gordon's garage. The court was told that some time after 3am the teenage boy, and his co-accused left the party and walked to Gordon's home, which he shared with his lifelong friend, Tristen Standing.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘He's full dead, bro': Distressing final moments of stabbing death of doctor aired in court
A teenager told his friends 'just killed a guy. Like, he's dead bro', after stabbing a Melbourne doctor in the driveway of a Doncaster street. The then-16-year-old had broken into the Doncaster home of doctor Ashley Gordon twice in one night to steal shoes, jewellery and electronics. The teenager also allegedly showed the bloodied knife to friends before saying he needed to burn his clothes, a court has heard. The now 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, has pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and not guilty to a charge of murder. On the first day of the trial into the 33-year-old's alleged murder, distressing details of the doctor's final moments, and the two home invasions that preceded his death, were aired in the Supreme Court. The court heard the boy and his co-accused, who was also 16 at the time, had been drinking at a friend's party at a house in the same street as Gordon's home on the evening of January 12 last year. The other, now 17-year-old boy, has also been charged over Gordon's death and will face a separate trial. The hearing was told in the early hours of January 13 the two teenage boys began talking about stealing a black Mercedes they had seen parked in Gordon's garage. The court was told that some time after 3am the teenage boy, and his co-accused left the party and walked to Gordon's home, which he shared with his lifelong friend, Tristen Standing.
