Prosecutors have urged a jury to seek out that Charlise Mutten was drugged and fatally shot by Justin Stein, describing his model of what occurred to the schoolgirl as ‘nonsense’.
Stein, 33, has pleaded not responsible to murdering the nine-year-old in January 2022, claiming it was the lady’s mom, Kallista Mutten, who shot her.
Charlise’s physique was discovered dumped by the Colo River, northwest of Sydney, 4 days after she was reported lacking, with gunshot wounds to her head and decrease again.
Crown prosecutor Ken McKay SC instructed a jury throughout his closing handle on Wednesday that prosecutors didn’t must show a motive.
He invited them, nonetheless, to seek out Stein shot and killed Charlise as a result of he was involved about being discovered to have given her anti-psychotic medicine.
Toxicology outcomes revealed Charlise had traces of the drug Seroquel, for which Stein had a prescription to deal with schizophrenia, in her system.
An grownup dose of the drug would have a profound sedating impact on a toddler, the courtroom was beforehand instructed.
Charlise Mutten’s physique was discovered dumped by the Colo River, northwest of Sydney, 4 days after she was reported lacking, with gunshot wounds to her head and decrease again
Justin Stein, 33, has pleaded not responsible to murdering the nine-year-old in January 2022, claiming it was the lady’s mom, Kallista Mutten, who shot her
Charlise had been visiting her mom and Stein, who had been in a relationship on the time, over Christmas.
The group spent their time between a Mount Wilson property owned by Stein’s mom and a caravan on the Riviera Ski Park, a couple of 90-minute drive away.
Prosecutors allege Charlise spent the evening alone with Stein on the Mount Wilson property on January 11 and he killed her both that night or the subsequent day.
To convict Stein, the jury have to be glad there was no cheap risk that Ms Mutten shot her personal daughter, Mr McKay mentioned.
Throughout his proof on Monday, Stein agreed he spent the evening of January 11 on the property with Charlise however mentioned the lady was alive the subsequent day.
Based on Stein, Charlise travelled with him to select Ms Mutten up from the caravan earlier than all three went to Sydney.
He mentioned they returned collectively to Mount Wilson within the night.
Cellphone information present Stein known as his mom at 8.59pm on January 12 and spoke to her for a number of minutes, which each Stein and his mom agree occurred.
It’s also not in dispute that Ms Mutten looked for hospitals within the space on her cellphone about 9.21pm and later positioned calls to Lithgow Hospital and Blue Mountains Hospital.
Within the brief interval between these two occasions, Stein mentioned Ms Mutten shot her daughter and moved the physique.
He mentioned that after talking to his mom he checked on Charlise earlier than performing some work on a automotive in a shed on the property.
By Stein’s account, he then heard a gunshot and left the shed to see Ms Mutten capturing her daughter for a second time.
Stein mentioned Ms Mutten demanded he get a tarp from the shed, which he claimed took him as much as 10 minutes.
Charlise had been visiting her mom Kallista Mutten (pictured) and Stein, who had been in a relationship on the time, over Christmas
When he returned, each Ms Mutten and Charlise had been gone, he mentioned.
‘It is only a nonsense that model,’ Mr McKay instructed the jury.
Mr McKay mentioned Ms Mutten calling native hospitals was in step with the idea that her daughter was lacking and never with the lady having simply shot her.
‘When you had been pondering, “oh, higher get her some medical help”, you’d ring triple zero,’ he mentioned.
‘However ringing a hospital, a youngsters’ hospital, you are seeking to see if somebody’s there.’
Throughout cross-examination on Tuesday, Mr McKay put to Stein he had murdered Charlise after giving her Seroquel.
Stein denied the declare, saying: ‘I by no means touched her.’
The trial continues.
