A court in Coffs Harbour has heard evidence from salvation army volunteers surrounding the trial of a man accused of killing his partner in Ballina, in northern NSW.
00:00This Judge Alearn trial is now on its second day. Today the court heard from Salvation Army volunteers who gave evidence about the moments leading up to Miss Lucina's death. Her body was found in a laneway behind the Salvation Army Centre almost two and a half years ago now in Ballina. Her partner, Robert Carl Huber, is charged with her murder.
00:21Yesterday the court heard the couple were planning on sleeping in a courtyard behind the laneway after being forced to leave a caravan park that had been their home since being displaced by the 2022 floods.
00:33Today two witnesses gave accounts of their contact with the couple on the day of Miss Lucina's death. Property manager Peter Leadbeater told the court he encountered the couple early that morning when the accused asked to store their belongings in a courtyard behind the venue.
00:48Another witness who worked at the store told the court Mr Huber became aggressive after he was told he couldn't sleep in the courtyard overnight, repeatedly telling Miss Lucina that the situation was all her fault.
01:00Mr Leadbeater said he went to the laneway later that evening to check on the couple, but left after the accused became aggressive and threatening. Arriving back to the Salvation Army store earlier that morning to help the couple move their belongings, Mr Leadbeater encountered a crime scene instead.
01:16The court is expected to hear from police officers and medical experts over the coming days.
01:20The court is expected to hear from police officers and medical experts over the coming days.
01:22The court is expected to hear from medical standpoint.
01:23The court is expected to hear from police officers and medical experts around the canyon here.
01:28At the Kabini field will use ansied with the court based the crime sequence whereby the law enforcement ends on獅 whoeverенное being able to discharge the murder.
01:34This is also expected of a suspect in law enforcement on making an upcoming ultimate duty.
