Fresh twist in horror stabbing of tradie Cameron Smith as his link to 21-year-old woman accused of throwing a bottle before the fatal fight which killed him is revealed
- A woman accused of throwing a bottle at Camerson Smith faced court Monday
- Scarlett Taylor, 21, accused of allegedly throwing bottle that sparked fatal fight
- Court heard Taylor abused and berated Mr Smith and girlfriend months earlier
- Taylor was released on bail but must abide by strict conditions
- Her former boyfriend Jack Ledlin remains behind bars charged with murder
A woman accused of throwing a bottle at a much-loved carpenter before he was allegedly stabbed to death was embroiled in a verbal altercation with him just months before the fatal fight, a court has heard.
Cameron Smith, 26, had been picking up pizza when he was allegedly stabbed in the heart with a broken bottle while trying to defend his girlfriend in Seaford on Melbourne‘s south-eastern outskirts on November 25.
Mr Smith died at the scene, despite paramedics’ desperate attempts to revive him.
Scarlett Taylor, 21, is accused of allegedly throwing the bottle which sparked the fight that killed Mr Smith and was charged with affray, unlawful assault and breaching bail.
Taylor applied for bail in Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday, where the court heard she had previously ‘abused and berated’ Mr Smith and his girlfriend nine months earlier on New Year’s Eve last year.
Cam Smith (pictured above) was allegedly stabbed to death while picking up pizza last month
The court also heard more details of Taylor’s alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing and that her boyfriend at the time was co-accused Jack Ledlin, who was charged with murder over Mr Smith’s death, NCA NewsWire reported.
‘Her role in the alleged offending was throwing a glass bottle near [the other woman’s] feet and attempting to instigate some form of physical altercation,’ Justice Terry Forrest told the court.
Taylor’s barrister Christopher Wareham argued for his client to be granted bail, citing a limited prior criminal history and potential delays with the case.
Mr Wareham added Taylor voluntarily went to the police station and that this was her first time in custody.
Prosecutor Meaghan McDonnell opposed the bail application, citing police concerns that Taylor may intimidate witnesses, destroy evidence or commit further offences if she was to walk free.
Mornington Peninsula tradie Cam Smith (pictured) was trying defend his girlfriend when he was allegedly stabbed with a bottle
Flower tributes were laid at the scene where Cam Smith was allegedly stabbed to death near Seaford train station on November 25
Taylor’s cancer-stricken mum also addressed the court where she vowed to report any breaches and did not support her daughter’s previous relationship with Ledlin.
Taylor was granted bail but must abide by a series of strict conditions.
She must live with her terminally-ill mother, stick to a curfew, cannot contact witnesses or leave Victoria and must report to a police station.
Ledlin remains in custody for a committal mention on March 25.
A 17-year-old male was also charged with affray, intentionally causing injury and committing offences while on bail.
A shrine was set up the scene where Cam Smith died in Seaford in Melbourne’s south-east
Mr Smith from the Morning Peninsula was described as a ‘go getter’ with a ‘heart of gold’ who died protecting his girlfriend.
‘He wanted a family and his life was snuffed out in a matter of minutes,’ his heartbroken father Mike Smith told 3AW at the time.
‘He had everything to live for, he was a go-getter, hard worker, he had a heart of gold, he would help anyone, anytime, he was just a fantastic kid.’
Mr Smith told Nine News: ‘He would never back down to anyone, he would stick up for anyone.
Sister Chantelle said her brother was always looking out for people and was ‘the best brother’.
‘He always looked out for us and was so caring and beautiful,’ she said.
Heartbroken friends and family described Cam Smith as a go-getter and hard worker. Pictured is Cam’s devastated family
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