Teens to fight murder allegation over death of Doncaster doctor Ash Gordon

One of two teens accused of murdering young doctor Ash Gordon after an alleged home invasion has struggled to hold back laughter on a video link in court as the pair denied the allegations.

Ash Gordon died in an alleged violent home invasion in Doncaster. Picture: Supplied

Two teenagers will fight allegations that they murdered Doncaster doctor Ash Gordon, as police seek to question at least one another boy over the alleged killing.

In a committal mention at a children’s court described as a “jungle” by a magistrate on Thursday, the court heard there was at least one other “witness” at the scene when Dr Gordon’s home was allegedly broken into prior to his death.

Police prosecutors submitted an application to the court — which was later withdrawn — to examine a third “witness”, who has not been charged or appeared before the courts.

The prosecutor said a third boy, who was not either of the accused, “admitted” to being inside Dr Gordon’s home but afterwards ran in a different direction to “hide”.

Ash Gordon died in a violent home invasion in Doncaster on Saturday. Picture: Supplied

A lawyer representing the third boy opposed the application and said it would be “prejudicial” for him to be examined.

Prosecutors sought to examine this witness after another boy had made a “multi-page” statement to police in relation to the alleged incident.

The matter was stood down for 20 minutes before prosecutors backtracked their application to the court, with the magistrate conceding that he had “not seen anything like this before”.

The two teens charged with Dr Gordon’s murder appeared via video link, answering “not guilty” when asked how they pleaded to charges.

During the near two-hour committal mention one of the accused struggled to contain his laughter at times.

The property at Sargent Street Doncaster where the alleged home invasion took place. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

It’s alleged the pair stabbed Dr Gordon to death following a home invasion in Doncaster in January.

It’s been alleged the boys broke into Dr Gordon’s Doncaster unit and stole a pair of Nike Air Force shoes, two gaming computers, headphones and a Louis Vuitton wallet containing bank cards and ID and the keys for a Mitsubishi Triton on January 13.

Dr Gordon allegedly confronted them on Eildon St at 5.30am, less than a kilometre from his home.

He was found severely injured and died at the scene.

Prosecutors said that the two accused showed the bloody knife that allegedly killed Dr Gordon to a friend afterwards.

The teenagers, who are in custody, will stand trial at the Supreme Court at a directions hearing on June 14.

No applications for bail were made.