A MAN accused of attempting to rob a Shortland service station with an improvised explosive device before heading to another nearby service station and allegedly murdering well-known local Bobby Palmer has pleaded not guilty and will face a trial in the NSW Supreme Court.
Mr Palmer, 54, was taking his daughter's dog for a walk about 8pm on December 12, 2020 when he became involved in an argument with an armed man outside the Metro service station in Sandgate Road and was stabbed once in the abdomen, his death triggering an outpouring of grief in the tight-knit community.
