His father said he thought he heard his son going downstairs in his boxing shoes later in the night, but heard nothing more until he was woken by a call from his brother to say their sons had been in a fight.
The pair discussed how he should not stay up too long because their family was planning to take their 'snow' dog to the snow at Corin Forrest the next day. His father described how he had last spoken to his son about 11pm, saying the 18-year-old had been warming himself by the heater and was on the PlayStation. The court heard how the young man had been a keen boxer and had trained in a gym and at home in the garage. The man had driven his cousin and two of his friends to the Weston Creek Skate Park for the organised fight. The parents of the 18-year-old today described the last time they saw their son and how they learned of his death, in police interviews played to the jury. Parents describe hearing of their son's death A boy, who was 15 at the time, is on trial for murder over the 18-year-old's death and has pleaded not guilty.īut the teenager has pleaded guilty to stabbing the victim's 16-year-old cousin, who survived his injuries.Īll three males were involved in a fight, involving about 12 people, that was sparked after two of those present had a disagreement on Snapchat.
