Article 65AR1 Murder accused bickered with pensioner over unreturned CDs before he was killed with frying pan, court told

Murder accused bickered with pensioner over unreturned CDs before he was killed with frying pan, court told

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Narelle Fiona Smith has pleaded not guilty to murdering Peter McCarthy in his South Coogee apartment in late 2020

A woman accused of murdering an elderly man with a frying pan in Sydney's eastern suburbs allegedly called him a dog" and feuded with him over unreturned CDs and money, a court has heard.

Julia Strafela, giving evidence at the murder trial of former friend Narelle Fiona Smith, said on Tuesday her South Coogee neighbour and sometimes lover Peter McCarthy had become irritated with the accused before his death in December 2020.

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