Witness admits to lying to police over alleged toolbox murders, court hears

A witnesser to events earlier an alleged execution wherever 2 group were locked successful a toolbox and drowned has admitted to a assemblage he lied to police.

Stou Daniels, Davy Malu Junior Taiao and Trent Michael Thrupp are charged pinch murdering Cory Breton, 28, and Iuliana Triscaru, 31, astatine Kingston successful Logan, southbound of Brisbane, connected January 24, 2016.

Lelan Harrington, a erstwhile flatmate of immoderate of nan defendants and friend to nan alleged victims, agreed nether defence transverse introspection successful nan Queensland Supreme Court that he lied to constabulary astir Breton owing money to Daniels.

Daniels' defence barrister John Fraser asked Harrington coming if he had told a "massive lie" to constabulary erstwhile he made a connection that Daniels was coming astatine nan lagoon erstwhile nan toolbox containing nan alleged victims was thrown into nan water.

"It was a lie. Not a monolithic lie," Harrington said.

Fraser asked if Daniels would person told a "huge lie" if he hypothetically said to constabulary Harrington was coming astatine nan alleged execution scene.

Harrington had earlier testified Thrupp told him he had killed Breton and Triscaru.

"I asked him what it was like," Harrington said.

"He said 'I opened nan toolbox and they begged for their lives' and he changeable them successful nan head."

Harrington said Thrupp told him he put holes successful nan toolbox to make it descend and past weighed it down pinch tyres and pieces of concrete.

The bodies of Breton and Triscaru were recovered successful nan toolbox astatine nan bottommost of Scrubby Creek 2 weeks aft they were allegedly murdered.

Crown charismatic Nathan Crane antecedently told nan assemblage they would perceive forensic grounds nan brace apt died from drowning but their remains were excessively decomposed to beryllium certain.

All 3 defendants pleaded not blameworthy to 2 execution charges astatine nan commencement of their proceedings connected Monday.

Crane said nan prosecution would allege Thrupp was coming pinch different man astatine Scrubby Creek erstwhile Breton and Triscaru were locked successful nan toolbox and thrown into nan water.

Daniels, Taiao and Thrupp were accused of going to a multi-storey residential portion wherever Breton and Triscaru were tied up, assaulted and tortured successful nan hours earlier they died.

Harrington said he had been surviving upstairs astatine nan portion erstwhile nan defendants lured nan brace wrong because they thought Breton mightiness beryllium a "dog" by informing constabulary astir their supplier dealing.

"I could perceive nan duct tape. I heard nan hit. Everyone jumped connected him," he said.

Under cross-examination, Harrington admitted he was precocious connected methamphetamine erstwhile nan alleged victims arrived and was later convicted of battle occasioning bodily harm and deprivation of liberty for assisting successful their convulsive interrogation.

Harrington said he later went downstairs to spot Breton and Triscaru sitting connected a sofa successful nan surviving room while bound pinch cablegram ties and duct tape.

"(Breton) had a stab coiled supra his beforehand knee. I could spot nan blood," Harrington said.

The assemblage heard Triscaru started "hyperventilating" erstwhile Harrington helped transportation a two-metre-long toolbox into nan surviving room.

"That's erstwhile (Triscaru) started freaking out. Cory sat location numb," Harrington said.

The assemblage heard Taiao deed nan alleged victims successful nan caput to get them to dishonesty down head-to-toe successful nan toolbox, which was carried to nan backmost of a HiLux inferior vehicle.

"(Daniels) stood location giving nan orders ... (Breton and Triscaru) were banging and screaming beautiful loud," Harrington said.

"We had nan euphony successful nan car turned up to nan max."

Harrington said he did not spell successful nan HiLux to nan creek and alternatively helped cleanable bloodstains successful nan unit.

The proceedings continues earlier Justice Glenn Martin.

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