Overview
- Umar Al Enizi pleaded not guilty to murdering Troy Vandenberg as his Supreme Court trial began in Brisbane.
- Prosecutors say he deliberately hit Vandenberg intending serious harm, while the defence argues he swerved instinctively after a hammer was thrown at his windscreen.
- The jury is expected to view CCTV from street cameras and a bus that reportedly shows the moment of impact.
- Evidence charts an escalating encounter that began near the Princess Alexandra Hospital and ended metres from Vandenberg’s Browns Plains home, where witnesses say he had a hammer.
- Acting Justice Peter Applegarth is presiding, with multiple witnesses due over roughly a week, including disputed accounts about whether the Audi crossed two lanes.