Overview
- Final closing arguments were delivered on Tuesday, with the judge due to sum up on Wednesday before jurors retire to consider verdicts.
- Prosecutors told the jury the five defendants acted as a coordinated team to carry out a revenge shooting, saying Barry Dawson was struck by mistake.
- Defence for Sean Reay argued he intended only to frighten occupants, citing Shane Dawson’s police statement calling his father’s death a 100-per cent accident, and noted Reay has pleaded guilty to possessing the firearm.
- Doorbell camera footage shown to jurors depicts Reay firing into the house through a window prosecutors say was smashed moments earlier by Kelvin Lawson.
- Counsel for other defendants said some did not know a gun would be used and were only there to damage property, as the court also heard that attempts to burn out a car linked to the incident were described as pathetically inept.