Father of accused murderer Johnathon Goodfellow gives evidence in Supreme Court trial
The father of an alleged murderer has recounted the moment he found his son in hysterics after after he stabbed a man in the chest.
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The father of an alleged murderer said his son was in hysterics screaming “what have I done?” after he stabbed a man in the chest.
Johnathon Malcolm Goodfellow, 32 of Salisbury Downs, is standing trial in the Supreme Court charged with murdering Jordan Torrans after an argument over payment for a motorbike that he had received. He has pleaded not guilty.
In his opening, prosecutor Paul Tate told the jury Mr Torrans had attended Mr Goodfellow’s home on the evening of September 20, 2023 after heated text conversations about being paid.
He said an argument between the two started at the side of the house before Mr Torrans followed Mr Goodfellow into the kitchen, before Mr Goodfellow then followed Mr Torrans outside.
The court heard Mr Torrans was stabbed multiple times to his chest and body with a knife, with the stab wound which penetrated his heart being the one that killed him.
Giving evidence on Wednesday, Malcolm Goodfellow, Johnathon’s father – who he also lived with – said he heard the altercation after Mr Torrans allegedly walked inside the house uninvited.
He then followed the pair outside and saw his son holding a kitchen steak knife.
“I just see the blood coming out from under his (Mr Torrans’) shirt and start dripping on the ground,” Mr Goodfellow said.
Mr Goodfellow said he then saw his son drop the knife.
“He went, turned into hysterics and going ‘What have I done? what have I done?’,” he said.
“I think Johnathon took his jumper off offering medical assistance and he’s just collapsed on the front, out on the footpath.
“Drom then on we were trying to stop the bleeding.
“I could probably see two wounds at the time, a little bit of flesh hanging out.”
Mr Goodfellow told the court that at no point during the events of the evening did he see his son stab Mr Torrans.
Jeff Powell, for Mr Goodfellow, in his opening address told the jury that his client had stabbed the victim – but that he had only done so out of self defence.
He said his client was at home “minding his own business” and preparing dinner when Mr Torrans, armed with knuckledusters and high on methamphetamine, tried to “assault him in his own home”.
The trial continues.
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