<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shirtless in a police interview room, a man denied murdering his ex-girlfriend's jealous lover while expressing indifference at the man's violent demise.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Allan Francis Dunbar, 59, has pleaded not guilty to murdering 45-year-old acquaintance Shane Naylor at Toongabbie in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney's west"><span>Sydney's west</span></a><span> on the evening of January 7, 2022.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jealousy and animosity have been put forward as possible motives as a jury trial in the NSW Supreme Court continues.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-brisbane-rat-lungworm-disease-experts-warn-of-rise/e602a03a-1338-4326-b934-d3de12f942b7"><strong><span>Deadly 'rat lungworm' on the rise in one Aussie state</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Tuesday, a recorded police interview conducted with Dunbar the day after the alleged murder was played to jurors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To be honest I don't care he's dead - he's a piece of shit," he told interviewing officers at Mount Druitt police station.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No way did I put a piece of stick or any sharp object in him. No way in the world, I'm not a murderer."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/i-dont-care-hes-dead-murder-accused-told-cops/a8f0027b-0f1d-47be-b937-e38977faa747" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Naylor was dating Dunbar's former partner Erin Rogers when he was stabbed in the heart with a box cutter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jurors have previously heard that the 59-year-old was jealous of Naylor's relationship with his ex-girlfriend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This animosity allegedly increased when Naylor stole his $270 silver and gold eagle ring, jurors were told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the interview, which was played to the jury, Dunbar sat shirtless with both hands bandaged heavily.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He told police that Naylor had also stolen his wallet and bank card.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said he had initially walked away from the much larger, stronger man when the ring was stolen because he had to "pick his targets".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(Mr Naylor) just stands over weak people," he told officers in the interview.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's a bully. He was a bully, sorry."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dunbar then says he soon returned to confront Naylor and get the ring back.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/toolbox-murder-logan-punishment-gone-wrong-claim-court-news-queensland/574e562b-bcbb-4577-aeb3-27787e829256"><strong><span>Punishment 'gone wrong' claim in toolbox murder trial</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He appeared to get emotional telling police he was king-hit twice before a larger neighbour punched the 45-year-old in the head.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dunbar then claims he was "slashed" by Naylor with a box cutter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said he fled down the street, grabbed a lump of wood for self-defence, and hid under a car and then in a nearby empty house.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When asked to describe the neighbour, he said he was an Australian who was not solid and not fat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said in the interview he could not remember what the man was wearing or what his hair colour was, however.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After being told he had been seen washing his hands under a garden hose, Dunbar said he had been trying to get rid of some grease after hiding underneath the vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rogers told police that her former partner had gone to a toolbox in the lounge-room to retrieve a box cutter still in its wrapping prior to the alleged murder, the jury heard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trial continues on Thursday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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