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A sword recovered from a car in a Burnie street was double-edged, blood stained and appeared to be very sharp, a Supreme Court jury heard.
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Constable Mark Johnston was giving evidence in a trial of five people accused of murdering Bobby Medcraft.
Cody Christopher Shane Sheehan, 32, Geoffrey James Deverell, 37, Lucas Shane Ford, 31, Michael William Hanlon, 54, and Kelsey Maree Ford, 24 have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Medcraft at Downlands in the early hours of March 29, 2020.
The Crown alleges all five were present when Mr Medcraft was struck with a sword to the back of the leg and that all are criminally responsible.
Defence counsel suggest the accused were acting on self defence.
Constable Johnston said the sword was in a sheath in a silver Suzuki found in Ritchie Avenue.
He said the sword had two skulls on the handle and a red cord wrapped around the handle.
When asked to by Crown counsel Elizabeth Avery he held up the sword, which appeared to be about 60cm long.
Constable Johnston also recovered a cricket bat from the same vehicle.
The jury were told on Tuesday that the defendants were in the Suzuki that chased a red Barina in which Mr Medcraft was a passenger.
Constable Johnston said he photographed and collected a sample of smashed glass and a can of air freshener on the corner of Devon and Hopkinson streets.
The jury heard on Tuesday that a person from the Suzuki smashed the back windscreen of the red Barina during a car chase through the streets of Burnie.
The jury were provided with photographs of the deceased taken by Constable Johnston.
He said that Mr Medcraft had two tourniquets around his right leg and bandaging on his head when he photographed him at the North West Regional Hospital.
The Crown says evidence will bve called that Mr Medcraft died from blood loss.
Constable Caroline McGregor said that she collected clothing from the accused persons when they were in the cells at Burnie police station..
She said that a moonboot worn by Mr Ford had red brown stains on the sole as well as on both legs of a pair of jeans, a pair of socks and a hooded jumper..
A singlet of Mr Hanlon's had red brown stains as did a pair of shorts belonging to Mr Sheehan and the heel of a shoe owned by Mr Deverell.
Constable McGregor found the fantasy master sword to be a fingerprint rich. Images of the fingerprint results were sent to forensic experts in Hobart. Steak knives and broken bottles were found in the Ritchie avenue area.
On Tuesday, Crown prosecutor Jack Shapiro outlined evidence that would be led in the expected six-week trial.
He said the jury would hear the contents of a phone call by Mr Sheehan from Risdon Prison.
"I used that knife but only hit him on the back of the leg," Mr Shapiro quoted Mr Sheehan as saying in the call.
"That is a clear admission for the chop to the back of the leg which caused death," Mr Shapiro said.
He said that a 000 call from a Ritchie Avenue resident would be played to the jury.
"There's four onto one, quick, quick, they've got him on the ground, oh my god they are kicking him," the caller said.
In his opening defence counsel Greg Richardson said there would be a factual dispute about whether Mr Medcraft was on the ground when he was struck.
The jury will travel to Burnie on Friday to view sites relevant to the trial.