The man who says he slit Robert Ellis’ throat on orders of the victim’s Indonesian wife, went into graphic detail about the murder in court today.
The Australian businessman’s body was found in a Bali rice field ditch in October 2014, wrapped in plastic with the throat slit.
Urbanus Yohanes Ghoghi, one of the five men allegedly responsible for physically killing Ellis, told a Denpasar court that the group tried to suffocate Ellis with a pillow at first, but the man fought back, reports New Zealand’s ONE News.
When Ellis fought back, Martin handed Urbanus the kitchen knife used to slit the man’s throat, Urbanus reportedly testified.
After her husband was already dead, Noor Ellis gave Martin plastic to wrap her husband’s body in, Yohanes Sairokudu told the court.
“That night, Mrs. Noor gave Rp 50 million to Martin. It was then split, Rp 10 million each,” he said, as quoted by ONE News
“Martin also said to us that tomorrow, there will be more.”
Yohanes also went into detail about a meeting with Noor Ellis where other witnesses say she gave the “kill order” for her husband.
“Mrs. Noor said that when killing Mr. Bob, don’t use a sharp weapon,” he said.
“Close his nose and mouth with a pillow only.
“To be neat, basically.”
Previously, Noor Ellis has denied that she gave a kill order and has claimed that she only told the men to teach her husband a lesson, not to hurt him. Today, when she testified as a witness for the men’s trial, she was asked who said to kill her husband and she reportedly responded: “probably me.”
To which the judge asked back: “Probably? Or did you order them?”
While she answered: “Because of the order from me. I asked Martin’s help to teach a lesson”.
Noor Ellis’ defense is slated for next week say reports.
