Man accused of murdering lawyer

A clairvoyant accused of murdering his lawyer after the pair fell out over a divorce settlement posted himself bullets from Cambodia before the Melbourne shooting, a court has heard.

Lawyer David Robinson, 56, was shot dead outside his Fairfield office on the evening of July 10, 2006, after arriving there to help his son print his homework.

John Thomas Glascott, 44, from the Melbourne suburb of Kealba, has pleaded not guilty to murdering the father-of-three from Alphington.

Crown prosecutor Geoffrey Horgan SC told the Supreme Court jury Glascott had twice travelled to Cambodia in 2006 to seek a particular type of gun and ammunition before the killing.

He alleged the accused sent four envelopes addressed to himself containing the bullets, which were the same type used in the shooting and which were fired from an old-style Russian pistol.

When Glascott's daughter Emma asked him about papers he printed about a handgun in April 2006, he replied he was going to get a gun overseas then kill himself on her birthday.

The jury also heard Mr Robinson and his son arrived at his Station Street office after 8pm to find a glass door smashed and a fire started inside.

Mr Horgan said when Mr Robinson went to the back of the office to investigate, he was confronted by Glascott and a struggle ensued.

He said Glascott fired a Russian pistol at Mr Robinson, who was fatally wounded in the chest.

Mr Robinson died minutes later, his body found lying on a grass strip 100 metres away near Fairfield train station.

Mr Horgan said Mr Robinson had skull fractures from being hit with a hard object either before or after being shot.

He alleged Glascott blamed Mr Robinson for losing a house in a matrimonial dispute and was becoming increasingly bitter.

The court heard Glascott was unemployed at the time but did work from home as a clairvoyant for his business, Psychic Wisdom.

Mr Horgan said Glascott asked his brother and a friend in mid-2005 if they knew where he could obtain a gun.

Glascott's lawyer Russell Sarah said the defence disputed his client was the gunman.

"Mr Glascott was not involved in any way shape or form in the death of Mr Robinson," he said.

He asked the jury to keep an open mind.

The trial before Justice Philip Cummins continues with the jury to visit the crime scene on Thursday.