AN Eggs and Bacon Bay man died from a stab wound to the heart during a drunken fight at his home, the Supreme Court in Hobart has heard.
Stuart Barry Russell, 40, has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted arson over the death of his friend Brett Williams, 46, at the southern Tasmanian town on December 16 last year.
Director of Public Prosecution Tim Ellis, SC, told the court Mr Russell and his 18-year-old girlfriend were in the process of moving to Mr Williams' property at the time.
After a long day of drinking, a fight broke out between the two men and Mr Russell stabbed Mr Williams several times with a small knife, Mr Ellis told the jury.
The fatal wound penetrated 7cm into Mr Williams' chest, piercing his heart twice. He died soon after.
Mr Russell was seen holding a knife and a hammer and said "I've stabbed him twice", Mr Ellis said.
Later in the evening, Mr Russell attempted unsuccessfully to set fire to the corpse as it lay on the kitchen floor, Mr Ellis told the court.
Mr Williams' charred body was found by a neighbour the next morning.
The prosecutor said Mr Russell went fishing the following morning and told investigating police police he knew nothing about what had happened to Mr Williams.
"It is, we say, a lie. It's a lie," Mr Ellis said.
"The fact he told a lie about that and also that he sought to set fire to the body of Mr Williams and the house can be used by you as evidence of his guilt of the crimes.
"He lied because the truth would incriminate him."
The jury was warned some of the evidence in the case would be gruesome and that key witnesses were intoxicated by alcohol on the night of the killing.
"Alcohol plays a big part in the events that transpired," Mr Ellis said.
The trial, before Justice Peter Evans, is expected to last two weeks.
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