Warren Anthony Scott told friend he would watch him ‘bleed out’ after stabbing him 31 times, court hears

A south coast man told his brother “I’m going to death row. I’ve just killed him” after stabbing his mate 31 times in his mother’s home, a court has heard.

A court has heard a south coast man appeared “happy” the night before he was allegedly stabbed 31 times and left to “bleed out” by his friend.

Warren Anthony Scott, 38, from Bega, pleaded not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to murdering his 49-year-old friend Edward “Uncle Eddie” Carter, after allegedly stabbing him more than 30 times with a knife inside his mother’s Eden home.

Mr Scott appeared in court via video link on Thursday from Long Bay Hospital, and has been held in custody since his arrest on April 4, 2019.

Crown prosecutor Nerissa Keay told the court Mr Scott suffers from a “schizophrenic-type illness”, and had mentioned having “evil thoughts” in the months leading up to Mr Carter’s death.

She told the court Mr Carter had stepped in to help Mr Scott’s mother Jessie after he had threatened her multiple times with different knives, before he “rushed” his friend.

The Eden home where Eric Carter died. Warren Anthony Scott has been charged with his murder. Picture: Google Maps

Mr Scott had told a psychiatrist after the alleged murder he had been angry about a debt of a few hundred dollars, and Mr Carter had withdrawn $700 from his account the day before he died, she told the court.

She told the court police, who were outside the home for 25 minutes, overheard Mr Scott tell Mr Carter he would watch him “bleed out”, before they were able to push their way through the front door.

“I’m going to death row. I’ve just killed him,” Mr Scott told his brother after his arrest, she said.

Witness Kevin Dixon said Mr Scott was “definitely different” on the day of Mr Carter’s death, the court heard.

The court heard, while Mr Scott had been drinking each day for “weeks”, he was not “grossly intoxicated” on the day.

Warren Anthony Scott has pleaded not guilty to murder in the NSW Supreme Court. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Prosecutors allege Mr Scott had been using ice, and had not been taking his medication for “long-term paranoid schizophrenia” before stabbing Mr Carter while he was unarmed on the couch.

Mr Scott had also presented to hospital multiple times before the “sustained attack” on his friend, the court heard.

The court heard Mr Scott may have been suffering from “grandiose illusions” when he stabbed Mr Carter for “no obvious reason”.

Mr Scott was likely feeling irritable and hearing “hallucinations or voices”, which led to his “irrational hostility”, the court heard.

After Mr Carter’s death, Mr Scott had asked for his mother as a “cry for comfort”, the court heard.

The trial concluded on Thursday, with Judge Natalie Adams likely to hand down her verdict next week.