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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

'What the f--- did you do that for?': key witness gives evidence in murder trial

From left, alleged murder victim David King, Elijah Cage and Tyson Stamp ... Cage and Stamp have pleaded not guilty to murdering King at Salt Ash in 2021.

A WOMAN who facilitated a drug deal that ended with Tanilba Bay ice supplier David King being shot in the head claims she saw one man get out of his car covered in blood and another holding a gun, a jury has heard.

Mr King, 45, was killed when he was shot once at close range in the back of the head with a shortened shotgun while allegedly trying to flee a "drug rip" in Hideaway Drive at Salt Ash on August 29, 2021.

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