A MAN who witnessed a fatal confrontation between Justin Fuller and his half-sister's partner Guy Hamilton McCulloch in Belmont South claims the accused murderer then turned to him, raised two knives above his head and said: "come on you f - - - ing dog, I'll kill you too."
Greg Gay, a friend of Mr McCulloch, 50, who was stabbed four times by Mr Fuller as he sat in his car in broad daylight following a long-running family dispute, was giving evidence for the second day during Mr Fuller's murder trial in Newcastle Supreme Court.
Mr Fuller, now 34, has pleaded not guilty to murder over the death of Mr McCulloch in Beach Street, Belmont South, but guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Crown prosecutor John Stanhope has said there would be no dispute that Mr Fuller had killed Mr McCulloch, but the jury would have to determine if Mr Fuller had intended to kill or cause serious injury.
Defence barrister Winston Terracini, SC, told the jury Mr Fuller's trial would also look at issues involving self-defence and provocation.
Under cross-examination from Mr Terracini, Mr Gay, who armed himself with a baseball bat and then an axe during the confrontation, said he had spoken to Mr Fuller after the stabbing.
"Yesterday you told us that at one stage, that was after you had realised that Mr McCulloch had been stabbed, you had a conversation with the accused," Mr Terracini asked. "I remember him raising two knives above his head and saying 'come on you f-ing dog, I'll kill you too'," Mr Gay replied.
"It never happened that the accused Mr Fuller threatened you with death," Mr Terracini said. "Yes he did," replied Mr Gay.
The fatal confrontation between the pair occurred after Mr Fuller and his partner Narelle Abercrombie drove past Mr McCulloch and his partner, Kristy Duley, who were parked in Beach Street.
Ms Duley called out "tick tock" to the pair and Ms Abercrombie gave her the finger.
Mr Fuller later approached Mr McCulloch's Nissan 4WD on foot and argued with his sister and her partner before Mr McCulloch twice reversed his car into Ms Abercrombie's Holden Commodore, stopped directly behind him.
Mr Fuller then went to his home and grabbed a backpack with two large knives before walking back to the Nissan where Mr McCulloch and Ms Duley were still seated. But before Mr McCulloch could drive away, Mr Fuller reached through the driver's side window and stabbed him four times.
