Jayden Walmsley-Hume, Katie Walmsley face NSW Supreme Court trial over alleged murder of Taj Hart

A mother and son on trial accused of murdering an Indigenous teen were allegedly heard saying “we’ve got to get the f--k out of here”, a jury has been told.

Taj Hart, 18, was allegedly murdered in Nowra on February 24, 2022.

A mother and son accused of murdering a teenager in a south coast hit-and-run were allegedly heard saying “we got him good” and “we’ve got to get the f--k out of here” before fleeing the scene, a jury has been told.

Katie Walmsley and her son, Jayden Walmsley-Hume, 20, faced the NSW Supreme Court in Wollongong on Wednesday, after pleading not guilty to charges of murder.

Walmsley has also pleaded not guilty to accessory after the fact to murder.

Their trial began on Wednesday, more than two years after the mother and son, from Currarong, allegedly ran down 18-year-old Taj Hart in South Nowra.

Crown prosecutor Kate Ratcliffe described how the Indigenous teenager was allegedly murdered on the afternoon of February 24, 2022.

The trial is taking place in the Wollongong courthouse.

Ms Ratcliffe told the jury Walmsley-Hume had grievances with Mr Hart following previous incidents.

She said the 20-year-old was driving a Mitsubishi Triton ute when he allegedly spotted Mr Hart walking along Old Southern Rd.

The prosecutor alleged Walmsley-Hume turned his vehicle around, drove up to Mr Hart, swerved off the road and ran him down, killing him.

“This was a case of a driven vehicle,” Ms Ratcliffe said.

“This vehicle did not lose control.”

The jury also heard how Walmsley was allegedly sitting in the passenger seat at the time in question.

Ms Ratcliffe argued Walmsley had chosen not to stop her son despite allegedly knowing why he had turned the car around.

She also told the jury how a witness allegedly heard the ute’s passenger state “we got him good”, before the driver allegedly replied “we’ve got to get the f--k out of here” as they drove from the scene.

On Wednesday, Justice Robertson Wright adjourned the matter at the conclusion of the Crown’s opening remarks.

He said the trial would continue on Thursday morning, with the opening remarks of defence lawyers Sharyn Hall and Edward Anderson.

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