A Sydney actor has been found not guilty of murdering a fleeing home intruder with a samurai sword, but guilty of his manslaughter.
Blake Davis, 31, pleaded not guilty to murdering Jett McKee who he struck in the head with the sword after the ice-fuelled intruder fled his Forest Lodge unit on August 10, 2018.
Davis’ girlfriend Hannah Quinn, 26, was on Tuesday also convicted of being an accessory after the fact to McKee’s manslaughter.
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The 11-person NSW Supreme Court jury retired to consider its verdict on Monday and returned on Tuesday afternoon a guilty manslaughter verdict for Davis, deeming he had not acted in self-defence.
However, the jury decided Davis was not guilty of murder.
Crown prosecutor Chris Taylor in Davis and Quinn’s trial described the sword attack as senseless, unnecessary and unlawful.
He contended Davis had not been acting in self-defence or defence of Quinn, noting the pair had chased McKee about 80m down the street.
During the trial, Davis gave evidence about his belief the intruder had shot him, and his belief that his girlfriend’s life was in danger.
Davis was in possession of the samurai sword - a legal weapon - as it was a gift from his brother on his 18th birthday.