Jason De Ieso murder trial jury view the Pooraka workshop where he was shot dead
The fifteen jurors in the Jason De Ieso murder trial have been taken on a tour of the scene where the shooting took place.
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A decade ago, it was the workshop in which Jason De Ieso toiled away at his motor mechanic business.
Now it is at the centre of a murder trial that prosecutors allege took place amid an escalating bikie war – and on Friday, a Supreme Court jury saw it with their own eyes.
The 15 jurors were driven, under heavy security, to a Langford St, Pooraka, business that was previously owned by Mr De Ieso, who prosecutors allege was murdered in 2012.
Prosecution counsel took jurors on a walking tour of the business – which is now owned by different people – as well as neighbouring businesses and yards in the area.
The jury view, which is a standard part of criminal trials, is designed to familiarise jurors with important locations that will be discussed during the lengthy case.
Prosecutors pointed out changes made to the building since the day of Mr De Ieso’s death, as well as the location of CCTV cameras.
Footage from those cameras, both at the business and at neighbouring properties, will be played to jurors as part of the prosecution case.
Husain Alzuain, 35, of Goodwood, Mohamed Alzuain, 31, of Mile End, Musa Ali Alzuain, 30, of St Morris, Daniel Mark Jalleh, 34, of Clovelly Park, Ross William Montgomery, 38, of Andrews Farm, Seywan Moradi, 36, of Walkley Heights, Kyle Lloyd Pryde, 34, of Adelaide and Nicholas Sianis, 36, of Beverley have each pleaded not guilty to murder.
Prosecutors have alleged they, and a ninth man who has since died, attended Mr De Ieso’s business on November 21, 2012, while five of them were carrying firearms.
They have further alleged the men were members, or closely associated with, the Hells Angels bikie gang, which was feuding with rival gang The Finks.
They have alleged Mr De Ieso was not the group’s target, and was shot because the men were looking for Finks member Charles Bonnici amid an escalating gang war.
The shot that killed Mr De Ieso, they have alleged, was fired by Musa Alzuain – the only non-Hells Angels member among the accused.
On Friday, none of the accused men attended the viewing and were instead represented by their barristers and solicitors.
Under South Australian law, accused persons are free to choose whether or not they attend jury views.
On the view, jurors travelled with auxiliary Justice Brian Martin as prosecutors discussed key aspects of the area.
They also referred jurors to maps and other printed evidence already tendered so that information could be cross referenced with real-life locations.
There was a heavy police presence surrounding the view, with both uniformed officers and Major Crime detectives in attendance.
Traffic was repeatedly stopped on Langford St to allow the view to progress uninterrupted.
The trial will resume in court on Monday.
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