<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man is fighting allegations he murdered his ex-girlfriend's new partner out of jealousy and mutual animosity not long after he was beaten up by the couple twice, a court has heard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Allan Francis Dunbar, 59, is on trial in the NSW Supreme Court today after pleading not guilty to murdering his acquaintance Shane Naylor on the evening of January 7, 2022. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair had a "mutual animosity", which was not helped by the fact Naylor was dating Dunbar's ex-partner Erin Rogers, prosecutor David Patch said in his opening submissions.</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/reserve-bank-westpac-predicts-four-rate-cuts-from-as-early-as-august/81dc9238-5569-4d60-a06d-22ba3a5ae044"><strong><span>Big four bank makes huge rate cut prediction</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He alleged Dunbar "retained a lot of affection" for his ex-girlfriend and rushed to Sydney when she asked.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the jury heard he ended up in hospital after Rogers and Naylor beat him up twice and kicked him out of their house. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Patch foreshadowed to the jury that a witness would testify that Dunbar told him Naylor was "going to get stabbed" before declaring "I'm not going to leave Sydney without Erin".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/man-allegedly-murdered-exs-new-lover-out-of-jealousy/9949cbad-06ec-4e1b-9fca-ffca6e91993f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He suggested Dunbar was jealous of Naylor's relationship with his ex-girlfriend and his animosity was increased when the man allegedly stole his gold ring.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ring was found on Naylor's body later that day, after he was stabbed in the heart.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court was told Naylor and Dunbar were seen violently tussling in front of a home in Toongabbie, in Sydney's west, and one witness is expected to say he saw Dunbar "punch" the other man.</span></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/police-probe-whether-decadelong-feud-led-to-torched-cars/78bccfe8-cfc2-4735-90d4-572e125dc8af"><strong><span>Police probe if decade-long feud led to car fire bombings</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutors allege the action was actually Dunbar inflicting a fatal stab wound, although the witness is not anticipated to say he saw a knife.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A yellow box cutter and a blade without a handle were found near Naylor's body, but Patch said Dunbar's DNA was not found on either weapon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dunbar doesn't "shy away" from his difficult relationship with Naylor but he did not stab or even strike him, defence lawyer Josh Brock argued. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said a statement from Rogers pointed the finger at a third man who intervened in the fight and punched Naylor in the head. </span></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/mushroom-cooks-triple-denial-as-trial-grilling-ends/62e54eb0-41fb-4be8-a3d5-07fae9340b81" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Mushroom cook's triple denial as eight-day trial grilling ends</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brock argued the man and another witness had deliberately obscured the truth in their accounts of the altercation. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He suggested the jury should not rely on their dishonest and unreliable testimony, which he said would be provided for their own purposes. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court was told Dunbar was captured on CCTV leaving the scene with dark stains on his T-shirt, which were later confirmed to be blood. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, no DNA could be obtained from the stains which were more faded when police arrested Dunbar hours later. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's the crown case that the accused washed his shirt because of a consciousness of guilt," Patch said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trial will continue tomorrow. </span></div></div><div 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