Alleged murder victim Bobby Medcraft died of blood loss after a chop to the back of the knee, a Supreme Court jury heard.
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State forensic pathologist Donald Ritchey said a sword shown to the court was the likely fatal weapon.
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. The defence have argued they acted in self defence or defence of another.
Dr Ritchey said the chopping mechanism cut a vein and an artery and completely severed the hamstring muscles.
The jury were taken through a series of gory photographs.
Dr Ritchey said that the artery would have bled consistent with a heart beat.
"With each of the heart I would expect that a jet of blood would have emanated from that wound," he said.
He said the vein would also have bled like stink.
He said that wound would have been caused by a weapon that was not only sharp but would have sufficient mass to produce a great deal of impact when worked in a chopping mechanism.
He said he was impressed with the weight of the sword when he handled it for the first time today.
The jury has heard that the sword was brought from Mr Sheehan's home.
In a recorded phone call from prison he said he had used the sword.
Crown prosecutor Jack Shapiro asked Dr Ritchey if Mr Medcraft would be able to walk with a severed hamstring.
"Unlikely, I suspect he would have gone to ground pretty quickly," he said.
Defence counsel Greg Richardson asked Dr Ritchey about two photographs showing cuts to hands.
Dr Ritchey said that they could depict defensive injuries caused by the jagged edge of a broken bottle.
The jury has heard that Mr Ford and Mr Deverell had cuts to their hands.
At the date of his death Mr Medcraft weighed 151 kg and was 1.86m tall.
The trial continues.
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