A WOMAN who was found in bed with a man her husband allegedly stabbed to death was recalled to give evidence yesterday in a Supreme Court Trial at the Bathurst Court House.
Patricia Bloomfield Gibbs had spent much of Tuesday giving evidence before Justice Barr and a jury in the trial of her former de facto Ronnie Phillip Charles Lovett, 22.
Lovett has pleaded not guilty to the murder of George Asprogiannis [also known as Trindall], 27, between 10.30pm and 11pm on August 10 last year at Kelso.
Lovett’s lawyer Guy Newton yesterday sought to clarify three points with Ms Bloomfield Gibbs – who was also known in the indigenous community as “Toonie” – as to what happened just after Lovett came into her house in Bannerman Crescent and Mr Asprogiannis was stabbed.
Mr Newton sought to establish whether Mr Asprogiannis had been on his feet as he and Lovett shouted and argued.
Ms Bloomfield Gibbs said Mr Asprogiannis had been kneeling on a futon bed.
The lawyer also asked questions about what occurred after Lovett asked to take Mr Asprogiannis outside to fight and Ms Bloomfield Gibbs had run downstairs.
Other witnesses yesterday included the neighbour “Toonie” ran to for help after the stabbing.
They included Shula Knight, who had introduced Mr Asprogiannis to Ms Bloomfield Gibbs only a few days before and was aware they were together at 82 Bannerman Crescent, and a young person who cannot be named who had earlier gone to Ms Knight’s house saying that “Toonie and George” sent him to get more grog so they could “have alone time”.
Ms Knight yesterday related how Lovett had knocked and asked her to wake her partner Kurt. Lovett left when Ms Knight said she didn’t think Kurt would get up.
“I heard thumping noises from Toonie’s house,” Ms Knight said.
“After the noises I looked out. Ronnie had George by the ankles dragging him to the front lawn.”
While at the window, Ms Knight saw Toonie come down and “both [Ronnie and Toonie were] a bit hysterical”.
“I said you’re not coming in here, to Toonie,” Ms Knight said. “She was crying saying my god, sis, my god.
“Ronnie walked up to George booting him in the face, a couple of boots in the face. Two or three times, like kicking a footy, a swing back and kick.”
Mr Barnett asked Ms Knight about the kicking. She said Mr Asprogiannis’ “head moved, but he didn’t move his arms”. There were no sounds she could hear.
Ms Knight went to Mr Asprogiannis, knelt down, lifted his head up with her hand trying to get a response. He only wore a shirt and socks, she said.
Ms Knight had observed wounds on the right side of the body and in the left hip area.
“His eyes were rolling around in his head, he was gargling,” she said.
“Ronnie and Toonie were standing near, both approaching, I couldn’t hear what they were saying.”
Knight told Lovett: “Look what you’ve done. You’ve stabbed George.”
Lovett said: “I didn’t sis, I just knocked him out.”
Knight told of performing CPR on Mr Asprogiannis with instructions given over a phone from 000. She tried to clear Mr Asprogiannis’ throat and observed his teeth had been pushed back and his jaw crumbled.
After Ms Knight saw Mr Asprogiannis had died she said: “Ronnie, you killed him.”
Lovett said he was leaving but Ms Knight told him to stay until police came.
Ms Knight said Toonie had told Lovett: “I love you Ronnie, I love you Ronnie” but had also said “I don’t want to be an accessory to murder”.
According to Ms Knight, police arrested Lovett who said: “I didn’t do anything. He kept coming at me.”
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