Samurai sword murder accused Blake Davis allowed to return to crime scene

An actor charged over the samurai sword murder of Sydney rapper Jett McKee will be allowed to return to the crime scene to help him prepare his defense.

Blake Davis and his mother leave the Downing Centre today on March 5 after he was granted permision to return to the crime scene. Picture: David Swift.

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An actor charged over the samurai sword murder of Sydney rapper Jett McKee will be allowed to return to the crime scene on a “one off” field trip.

Blake Davis, 29, was accompanied by his mother at Downing Centre court on Tuesday where his lawyer Abigail Banniser requested her client be granted permission to return to Forest Lodge where McKee was found dead with a massive head wound on Hereford St on August 10.

Davis was banned from returning to the suburb when he was granted bail with strict conditions on November 27.

Victim Jett McKee.

Ms Bannister said it would simply allow Davis to take his legal representatives to “have a view of the scene” and it would be a “one off”.

Davis and his girlfriend Hannah Quinn were charged with murder after the pair fled the scene and went on the run for three days before turning themselves in to Newtown police station.

Police allege McKee, 30, who had racked up a significant gambling debt, had burst into the couple’s home wearing a balaclava and armed with knuckledusters.

McKee allegedly struck Davis before fleeing their house with the couple in pursuit before Davis allegedly delivered the fatal blow to McKee’s head with a samurai sword.

Co accused Hannah Quinn was not required to attend court today. Picture: Tracey Nearmy/The Daily Telegraph

Magistrate Vivien Swain agreed to lift the prohibition on Davis visiting Forest Lodge as long as he is accompanied by his lawyers and gives the Director of Public Prosecutions three days notice.

Prosecutor James Ly did not oppose the move but he is opposed to the defence’s request for the attendance of 11 witnesses at a committal hearing.

The couple are living together at Davis’ mother’s Blue Mountains home where he has to attend Springwood police station daily and wear an electronic monitoring device around his ankle.

Their cases were adjourned to May 31.