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Two people are accused of violently and repeatedly stabbing the woman, a trial has been told.
Hannah Louise Glover and James Anthony Sorgiovanni: Murder victim's bloodied body found in kid's wardrobeThe bloodied dead body of a woman allegedly murdered by her ex-lover and her new boyfriend was found stuffed into a wardrobe, a Hannah Louise Glover, 30, and James Anthony Sorgiovanni, 29, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Tara Marie Morrison, 38, at home in The pair are accused of violently and repeatedly stabbing Morrison in her head, neck, body and hands at their Busselton home, about 220km south of“The knives that were used to stab Tara were directed mostly to her neck and chest area,” prosecutor Michael Cvetkoski told the Western Australian Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Police found Morrison’s blood was splattered on the walls, doors and floor after Glover’s mother raised the alarm in concern for her daughter, now accused of murder.
“We will be saying the deceased didn’t have an opportunity to arm herself because it was two against one,” Cvetkoski said. Add 7NEWS as your preferred news source on Google Police body-worn camera footage played to the court showed her body slumped inside the wardrobe and blood splattered throughout the modern suburban home.
“They had no idea the deceased was Tara Marie Morrison,” Cvetkoski said. Glover and Sorgiovanni were captured on CCTV later fleeing the home on a scooter after they allegedly turned on the gas in the home in a bid to burn it down.
“The screaming sounded like a woman was in pain and distress ... before it suddenly stopped,” Cvetkoski said. “She was screaming in pain … fighting for her life. “During the 30 minutes of screaming, blood made its way onto the doors, floors and walls of almost every room. ”Investigators found a clump of Morrison’s hair in the kitchen sink, along with the home’s security system, which Glover allegedly tried to burn in a bid to conceal evidence.
One was in a washing machine, another in the kitchen sink. When Sorgiovanni was arrested, he was allegedly found with a further two knives, one of which had Morrison’s blood on it. A pair of blood-soaked gloves, allegedly worn by Glover during the attack, were also found at the home. As was Glover’s blood-covered hoody and a Michael Jordan number 23 Chicago Bulls singlet, which was splattered in blood.
The court heard Glover and Sorgiovanni started their relationship less than two months before Morrison was killed.
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