Kingsley Alley Jr murder trial: Melissa Clancy, Madison Butler, Dechlan Wurramarra and teen plead not guilty

A missing purse, a spilled drink and a fight with an Uber driver. This is what allegedly led to an 18-year-old Palmerston boy being beaten, chased and stabbed in the street, a court heard.

Kingsley 'Junior' Alley was allegedly murdered at Palmerston on October 8, 2022.

A ‘revenge’ plot over a missing purse, a spilled drink and a fight with an Uber driver allegedly led to four people hunting down a teenage boy, leaving him to bleed out in a stranger’s driveway.

The family of 18-year-old Kingsley Alley broke down in tears on Thursday as the Palmerston man’s final words were read to the jury.

“Please, please, ”he allegedly said to his killers.

“Look brother, look,” he called out as the blood seeped from a pierced artery.

The Supreme Court jury heard it would take hours for his beaten and bloodied body to be discovered outside a Driver home on October 8, 2022.

NT police investigate as a males body was found in a driveway in Driver on Saturday morning. Picture: Glenn Campbell

Melissa Jane Clancy, 39, her 20-year-old daughter Madison Butler, Dechlan Wurramarra, 22, and a teenager – who cannot be named for legal reasons — have all pleaded not guilty to Mr Alley’s murder.

In his opening address, prosecutor James Moore said the fateful night began at Mr Alley’s best friend’s 19th birthday party barbecue.

It was alleged Ms Butler and the co-accused teenager were also guests, with the host telling the jury everyone was “chill, fine having a good time”.

But after hours of drinking, the court heard “everything popped off” when Mr Alley, Ms Butler, the teenager and two others tried to pile into an Uber.

Madison Butler, 18, was charged with the murder of an 18-year-old man whose body was found outside a vacant home at Driver, on Saturday October 8.

Mr Moore said the driver refused to take all five passengers, and during an argument over who should get out Mr Alley tipped his drink on Ms Butler.

He said Mr Alley started assaulting the Uber driver, with the fight spilling out into the street.

After the driver left, it was alleged Ms Butler then “egged on” the teenager, who started to “arch up” at the drunk Mr Alley.

The teenager’s defence barrister Moya O’Brien said the “argy bargy” in the street was merely “peacocking, some puffing up of their chests” before the two boys separated.

The jury heard as Mr Alley walked off, holding only a bottle of Johnny Walker, Ms Butler called her mother Ms Clancy, to pick her up while incorrectly claiming Mr Alley had taken her purse.

“Their objective...was also to get revenge,” he alleged.

“They wanted payback.”

Melissa Jane Clancy, 37, was charged with murder after an 18-year-old man's body was found outside a vacant home at Driver, Palmerston on October 8.

The jury heard Ms Clancy was already with Mr Wurramarra when they picked up her daughter and the other teenager.

As they drove through Palmerston, Mr Moore alleged someone got the driver to stop the car when they spotted Mr Alley.

Mr Moore alleged Mr Wurramarra, armed with a knife, got out of the car alongside Ms Butler and the teenager, who picked up steel poles used for roadworks.

“The three of them set upon the deceased using various weapons...also throwing things like bottles and rocks,” Mr Moore said.

He alleged recordings from the night captured the sound of steel poles hitting flesh, the defendant’s screams of encouragement and the cries of their victim as he begged for it to stop.

Dechlan Wurramarra appeared in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday charged with murder. Picture: Supplied/Facebook

Ms Clancy did not leave the car due to a foot injury, but Mr Moore alleged she yelled out: “Kill him...Kill him Maddy...double bank him”.

But the 39-year-old’s lawyer David Edwardson said his client played no part in “whatever happened” that fateful night.

“(She) never left the car, and neither laid a physical hand on Kingsley Alley, nor were they present when he sustained the fatal injuries,” Mr Edwardson said.

The four defence teams were unanimous in opposing the suggestion their clients formed an “agreement” to assault, cause serious harm or even kill Mr Alley.

The trial continues on Friday.

Kingsley Alley Jr murder trial: Melissa Clancy, Madison Butler, Dechlan Wurramarra and teen plead not guilty

More than 25 witnesses will be called to piece together the murky circumstances that led to a teenager’s body being discovered abandoned on a Palmerston driveway.

Melissa Jane Clancy, 39, and her 20-year-old daughter Madison Butler, Dechlan Wurramarra, 22, and a teenager – who cannot be named for legal reasons – were all charged with the October 8, 2022 murder of Kingsley Alley Jr.

18-year-old Kingsley 'Junior' Alley holding his newborn daughter Eleanor, with step-mum Kylie Simmonds. Kingsley was allegedly murdered at Palmerston on October 8, 2022.

One by one the four co-accused stood before more than 100 witnesses in the Supreme Court on Monday to formally declare their not guilty pleas.

Justice Peter Barr told the packed courtroom gallery that since there were four people on trial, there needed to be a significantly larger pool of potential jurors, with more than 100 Territorians called for the duty.

“The criminal justice system depends heavily on the role of members of the community to serve on juries,” Justice Barr said.

“It is sometimes personally inconvenient, sometimes stressful, sometimes difficult.

“But in order for the system to function as effectively as it does, we call upon a cross section of the community to be involved in jury service.

“Possibly, this will be one of the most important civic functions that any of you might have to carry out.”

Madison Butler, 18, left, Butle’s mother Melissa Jane Clancy, 37, Dechlan Wurramarra, 20, and a teenager (not pictured) were all charged with murder.

Prosecutor Steve Ledek said at least 25 witnesses were expected to give evidence over the four-week murder trial, including friends and family of the accused, eye witnesses and neighbours, as well as investigating officers and forensic pathologists.

Mr Ledek said there were another 10 people who may be called to give evidence if required.

Jury selection took up most of the first day of the trial, with the judge’s directions to the jury expected to be delivered Monday afternoon.

The trial continues on Tuesday.

Originally published as Kingsley Alley Jr murder trial: Melissa Clancy, Madison Butler, Dechlan Wurramarra and teen plead not guilty