By Sharnie Kim.
Part of a recording between Gable Tostee and the woman he is accused of murdering, detailing alleged moments of violence and expletive-ridden conversations before her fatal fall from his Gold Coast apartment balcony, has been played to a court.
Tostee on Monday pleaded not guilty to murdering New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright on the Gold Coast in August 2014.
Ms Wright, 26, fell from a 14th-floor balcony in the Surfers Paradise apartment where Tostee, 30, was living at the time.
The prosecution alleges Tostee caused Ms Wright to fall by threatening her, but the defence argues their client was defending himself.
On Monday afternoon in the Supreme Court in Brisbane, a recording of the pair made on Tostee’s mobile phone prior to her death was played for the jury.
In it, they can be heard drinking and chatting to music.
Some time later, Ms Wright is heard hitting Tostee, who yells out in pain and says “that’s enough”.
More time passes and the music is turned off. Ms Wright can be heard looking for her belongings.
When she cannot find her phone, she threatens to call police and yells: “I will f***ing destroy your jaw. It’s not f***ing funny.”
Top Comments
Why would he hide her belongings and then record her frustration? That's still creepy.
I don't think he did- she sounds irrational and drunk. She went crazy hitting him so he started recording it. Then it sounds like he lost his crap too. The last part where she is begging is heart breaking listening.
Alcohol involved. I'm sure they both were at fault and she thought it would be clever to climb off the balcony.
Well, wouldn't you if some creep locked you out there?