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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Blake Foden

Jurors shield eyes from 'horrifying' video in skatepark murder trial

The crime scene established by police after the fatal fight. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A skatepark brawler has blamed intoxication for his actions in filming a "horrifying" video, which is so confronting some jurors in a murder trial have shielded their eyes from it when it is screened in court.

Chief Justice Lucy McCallum acknowledged the graphic nature of the footage, filmed at the Weston Creek skatepark in September 2020, when it was shown to the ACT Supreme Court on Thursday.

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