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Queensland Toolbox Murder Trial Witness Denies Role, Reaffirms Thrupp Confession

Lelan Harrington — granted a suspended sentence for detaining the victims — stands by his testimony under defence scrutiny at the Queensland Supreme Court.

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Overview

  • Harrington rejected suggestions during his June 5 cross-examination that he participated in locking Cory Breton and Iuliana Triscaru into the toolbox.
  • He testified that Trent Michael Thrupp confessed to killing the pair before their bodies were dumped in a Logan lagoon.
  • The witness admitted lying to police in February 2016 to shield the defendants from murder charges until he agreed to cooperate.
  • He dismissed defence claims of a personal vendetta against the victims despite earlier hypotheticals about shooting them over drug debts.
  • Prosecutors allege Stou Daniels and Davy Malu Junior Taiao forced the couple into the toolbox at a Kingston unit before Thrupp disposed of it in Scrubby Creek.