Accused: John Thomas Glascott, 44.
Emily Power
May 16, 2008
Courtesy of The Herakd Sun at:http://www.news.com.au/heraldsunMay 16, 2008
THE daughter of a clairvoyant accused of shooting dead his former solicitor has told a jury he was mystified when he received bullets in the mail.
Emma Peterson yesterday told the Supreme Court that she found images of guns on her father's computer during a visit to his Kealba home in April 2006.
Ms Peterson gave evidence her father, accused killer John Thomas Glascott, told her that someone had sent the bullets to his address.
She said that she had asked her father about the pictures on his computer and he told her they were so he could a buy a gun to shoot himself on her 18th birthday.
Under cross-examination by defence barrister Russell Sarah, Ms Peterson said she had never seen her father with a gun and he was mystified why he was sent the bullets.
Prosecutor Geoff Horgan, SC, earlier told the court Mr Glascott sent himself four envelopes from a hotel in Cambodia, each containing a bullet, which were seized by Customs in March that year.
Mr Glascott, 44, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his former lawyer, David Robinson, who was found shot dead outside his practice in Station St, Fairfield on the night of July 10, 2006.
A witness walking in the area on the night of the lawyer's death did not tell police he saw a gunman because he feared for his safety, the court heard.
Paul Sheehan gave evidence he thought he heard a gunshot, and saw a gunman "prancing" around another man, who was staggering across the road with his pants around his ankles.
He said he was tipsy and walking home with his drunk sister when he saw the two men.
The court heard he had not told police anything he had told jury.
"For my safety, I wanted to stay out of it," Mr Sheehan said.
"I didn't think it was relevant because I didn't see his (the gunman's) face".
The trial, which is before Justice Philip Cummins, continues.
Ms Peterson gave evidence her father, accused killer John Thomas Glascott, told her that someone had sent the bullets to his address.
She said that she had asked her father about the pictures on his computer and he told her they were so he could a buy a gun to shoot himself on her 18th birthday.
Under cross-examination by defence barrister Russell Sarah, Ms Peterson said she had never seen her father with a gun and he was mystified why he was sent the bullets.
Prosecutor Geoff Horgan, SC, earlier told the court Mr Glascott sent himself four envelopes from a hotel in Cambodia, each containing a bullet, which were seized by Customs in March that year.
Mr Glascott, 44, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his former lawyer, David Robinson, who was found shot dead outside his practice in Station St, Fairfield on the night of July 10, 2006.
A witness walking in the area on the night of the lawyer's death did not tell police he saw a gunman because he feared for his safety, the court heard.
Paul Sheehan gave evidence he thought he heard a gunshot, and saw a gunman "prancing" around another man, who was staggering across the road with his pants around his ankles.
He said he was tipsy and walking home with his drunk sister when he saw the two men.
The court heard he had not told police anything he had told jury.
"For my safety, I wanted to stay out of it," Mr Sheehan said.
"I didn't think it was relevant because I didn't see his (the gunman's) face".
The trial, which is before Justice Philip Cummins, continues.
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