Overview

• Luke James Picking, 42, told a Victorian Supreme Court jury he fired the shot that killed Abdurhman Jemal in March 2024 but argues it was a clumsy accident intended as a warning.
• His barrister says a neurologist will give evidence about hand issues to support the claim, and a proposed manslaughter plea has been refused by the Crown.
• Prosecutors allege Luke and his son Brodi, 19, tracked Jemal and confronted him outside a Glenroy shopping strip about 4:30am, with CCTV capturing shouting before the fatal shot.
• The Crown says Luke declared, “you want a f---ing air raid,” then drove off, while Brodi’s defence concedes he was in the car but denies knowing a loaded gun was present or agreeing to kill.
• Ian Harris, 49, is accused of helping dispose of the firearm, with messages read in court, as his lawyer argues he did not know the gun had been used in a killing; the trial before Justice Jane Dixon continues.