A LEG FELL OUT

Witness tells court of grisly find in car

POLICE were not called despite a body being discovered inside a car that had been used by accused murderer Nick Munn, a court has heard.

Shane Broadby, pictured left, told the court of the grisly find, which happened when he used the car.

“A leg came out of the carpet,” he said. “It was just a leg with a sock … We didn’t know what to do.”

POLICE were not called after a body was discovered inside a car that had been used by accused murderer Nick Munn, a court has heard.

Shane Broadby, pictured right, told the Supreme Court yesterday that he discovered the body on April 11, 2018, four days before police found Jason Fry’s body in a matching vehicle at North Shore.

It is alleged that Mr Munn murdered Mr Fry on April 9, 2018, before concealing his body in carpet and placing it inside the rear of a blue Holden Commodore station wagon.

Mr Broadby said he and a girl chose to drive a Commodore around Norlane two days after the alleged murder, despite instructions from Mr Munn to not touch the vehicle.

The court heard the pair made a grim discovery at a gokart venue while shuffling items in the boot of the car to make room for a motorbike.

“A leg came out of the carpet,” Mr Broadby said. “It was just a leg with a sock … We didn’t know what to do.”

He told the jury that the girl was “freaking out” and at one stage they asked each other, “Is it Jason?”, before rushing back to an address in Norlane.

Mr Broadby said the girl’s mother was alerted to the find and a discussion took place about calling the police, however authorities were not notified.

The court heard Mr Munn returned to the Norlane property within hours and appeared irritated by the fact the vehicle had been used.

“I think he knew we were in the car,” Mr Broadby said. “He came in angry; (he was) just pacing. He said don’t touch the car.”

He told the court Mr Munn also made a reference to the incident during a conversation two days later.

“He just said he knew I saw what I saw,” Mr Broadby said.

During a murder trial that is now into its second week, the jury has heard Mr Munn admits killing Mr Fry with a hammer, but that he claims he was acting in self-defence.

The prosecution has argued Mr Munn killed his alleged victim due to anger stemming from a financial issue.

Victoria Police forensic biologist Louise Brown became the 17th witness to give evidence in the trial when she took to the witness stand yesterday afternoon.

She told the court that the force had undertaken DNA testing involving a number of items found at Mr Fry’s property, including blood stains located on a trolley, steel mallet and wardrobe.

Ms Brown said the blood on each of those items were found to come from a single source, with an extremely high likelihood that it was from Mr Fry.

Blood found on a hammer was also tested, with results showing a connection to two DNA profiles.

Ms Brown said Mr Fry was extremely likely to be the major source of the blood.

The trial continues.