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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Blake Foden

'No reason someone should die': Witness says man shot with 'no justification'

A woman involved in the Canberra drug trade has cried while recounting an alleged murder attempt that occurred in her home, saying her friend was shot in the face "for no reason whatsoever".

"Nobody should have their lives [put] at risk by someone who has no proof, no justification," the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the ACT Supreme Court on Wednesday.

She was speaking about a March 2021 incident in which her friend was shot multiple times, allegedly because of unsubstantiated rumours he was "a kiddie fiddler".

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