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Toolbox Murder Trial Nears Verdict as Defendants Shift Blame

Defense counsels have wrapped up closing arguments in Queensland’s Supreme Court challenging a star witness’s account

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Overview

  • Jurors are weighing charges that Daniels, Taiao and Thrupp drowned Breton and Triscaru and sank their bodies in a toolbox at Scrubby Creek in January 2016
  • Prosecutors allege Daniels and Taiao forced the victims into the locked toolbox at a Kingston apartment before their deaths
  • All three defense barristers have contested key witness Lelan Harrington’s credibility, accusing him of fabricating a confession and possible involvement in moving the toolbox
  • Taiao’s counsel argued there is no evidence placing his client at the creek, and Thrupp’s barrister suggested Harrington or others could have transported the toolbox
  • With closing speeches concluded and John Fraser set to finish the defenses, the jury will soon retire to deliver its verdict