A Bellambi grandmother accused of murdering Louise O’Brien has pleaded not guilty to killing the teen.
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Patricia Goddard, 72, pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court in Sydney today to murdering the 18-year-old, whose badly decomposed body was found buried in a wheelie bin in Goddard’s backyard on February 27 last year.
Goddard’s daughter, Tracey Karen Taylor, appeared alongside her mother in court and pleaded not guilty to being an accessory after the fact.
The Crown has alleged Louise died on or about October 12, 2008, after Goddard struck her in a burst of anger, either throwing a hammer at her or wielding the object, striking Louise in the jaw.
The blow allegedly resulted in a subdural haemorrhage, which caused Louise to eventually collapse.
The trial is expected to start on October 15.
