Witness tells how he helped in alleged cold case murder
The man has told the court he agreed to help scare Christopher Jarvis, but he ended up being involved in an alleged murder.
In a cold case murder trial in the Victorian Supreme Court, a witness has recounted how alleged perpetrator Steven Johnson allegedly murdered his neighbour, Christopher Jarvis, in June 2006. The witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons, testified that Johnson threatened to kill Jarvis if he did not pay rent and the value of Jarvis' car.
The two men met early in the morning, and the witness observed Johnson hitting Jarvis over the head with a pistol before pulling Jarvis to the ground. The witness held Jarvis' legs as Johnson shot him in the head with an empty pistol. The men then put Jarvis in their car, drove to Framlingham Forest, and buried his body in a shallow grave.
After returning to Thunder Point, Johnson set Jarvis' burnt-out car on fire, threatening the witness with dire consequences if he spoke of the incident.
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