Jury still out in bashing trial

Usman AzadKalgoorlie Miner A Kalgoorlie jury was yesterday deliberating on the outcome of the trial of two men accused of being involved in a bashing in Boulder three years ago. As the

Kalgoorlie Miner went to print the jury had yet to return its verdict against Kale James Motlap, 23 and another man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, over grievous bodily harm to

Matthew Lyall Blaney-Murphy outside his Nemesis Place home in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2010. Counsel representing the State Adam Hills-Wright told the jury in his closing address

two witnesses had identified the men at the scene of the incident. One witness said she saw Mr Motlap throw a “half-brick” at Mr Blaney-Murphy, while another said she saw the other man

repeatedly punch him while he was on the ground. Ben Tyers, representing Mr Motlap, said his client had given information to police eight days after the incident, saying he was “up the road”

when the assault took place. He said the evidence against his client was “vastly insufficient”. Mathew Cuomo, representing the other accused, said there was no doubt the “scene that night

was utter chaos”, but said DNA evidence, which found his blood on the road, proved his client was not involved in the assault. GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM THEWEST.COM.AU IN YOUR INBOX. Sign up

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