Adam Bidner, accused of murdering rival scrap metal scavenger Shane Mears when he ran him down from behind in the Cessnock tip in 2020, had allegedly threatened the 54-year-old a day earlier, telling him: "I'm going to end you Mearsey and you won't even see it coming", a jury has been told.
Mr Bidner, now 32, of Aberdare, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to murder, manslaughter, dangerous driving occasioning death and failing to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death and faced the first day of an estimated four-week trial in Newcastle Supreme Court.
