They had been neighbours for 17 years and at one point their wives were best friends. So how did Michael Willy Wilson end up dead from a stab wound after an altercation outside his home on the Mornington Peninsula earlier this year?
A Mornington Peninsula man accused of murdering his neighbour after years of disputes has been committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria.The court was told Michael"Willy" Wilson died from a stab wound in an altercation outside his houseTroy Anthony Taylor has pleaded not guilty to murdering Michael"Willy" Wilson in Hastings on July 5 this year.
During a two-day committal hearing in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court which finished yesterday, the court heard the men's wives had once been best friends. But over the 17 years they had been neighbours, the relationship deteriorated over accusations of infidelity and other disagreements. Mr Wilson's wife Kim Scott gave evidence that her husband was attacked after Tracey Taylor — her former friend and the wife of the accused — had yelled abuse over the fence they shared.It was after 7:00pm on July 5, when Mr Wilson had yelled back at Ms Taylor and instructed Ms Scott to retaliate, the court heard."Tracey said 'get out the front, we're going to finish this once and for all'."Mr Wilson told her to leave, yelling expletives at her, the court was told.
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