A spilt second choice to seize a makeshift spear and stab a police officer within the neck was born out of the fear of shedding one's life, a Sydney jury has heard.
"This man didn't appear to be a police officer … I assumed I used to be going to die. I actually thought these guys had been going to kill me," stated Rory James Constantino in a 2019 police interview.
The 30-year previous is going through trial after stabbing Senior Constable Jacob Vella within the neck simply after 6.30am on June 11, 2019 inside his household dwelling within the southwestern Sydney suburb of Sadleir.
In an interview with police, performed to a jury within the Downing Centre District Court docket on Monday, Constantino admitted the stabbing however stated he thought he was in the course of a house invasion.
He has pleaded not responsible to wounding Vella with the intent of stopping the arrest of his father Ricky Constantino, and has denied a backup cost of wounding a police officer recklessly inflicting precise bodily hurt.
In his interview at Liverpool Police Station, the Sydney man described the "confronting and harsh" expertise with two males who he, on the time, didn't consider had been cops.
He stated he obtained "dangerous vibrations" from one of many males who had flashed a "bizarre" trying badge at him, and was wearing plain garments. In the event that they had been cops, he anticipated to see police vehicles on the scene, he added.
"He had f---ing sneakers on. I am pondering that is dangerous, that is dangerous, what's he doing right here?"
After refusing to permit them into his dwelling, the lads smashed his entrance door in, main Constantino to run to his bed room for security, he informed police.
First making an attempt to barricade the door to his bed room, he stated he was knocked right down to the bottom and overwhelmed up. At that second, he reached for the very first thing available - a knife hooked up with string to a picket stick.
"They each chased me down as if I used to be being hunted and killed," he informed police.
"I simply actually grabbed the primary f---ing factor I may see, man."
He stated he had the weapon as a result of he lived in a nasty neighbourhood, had seen random folks in his yard at evening and felt he wanted one thing to defend himself and his household.
He felt shocked he had really stabbed a police officer, saying he wish to apologise to the person's household.
"On the similar time, I wish to apologise to him too. It is f---ed."
He stated he didn't realise they had been police till after the pair had fled the home and three police autos arrived.
The trial continues.