Owner of car used in CBD horror tells of moment alleged killer driver fled with his keys
The owner of the car that was used to mow down pedestrians on a busy Melbourne strip says he’s lucky to be alive after being assaulted for the keys.
Gavin Wilson said the accused driver James Gargasoulas, also known as Dimitrious, confronted him in his Melbourne home, and demanded the keys to his Holden Commodore.
“He just went off,” the 76-year-old told 7 News.
“He wanted my car and wanted the keys.”
Mr Wilson, who is the former boyfriend of Gargasoulas’s mother, said the accused attacked him, set a bible on fire and used it burn his face.
“He asked me twice for (the keys) and I said ‘no, I’m not giving it to you’,” Mr Wilson said.
“Then he put his hand in my eye and started pressing.
“He said ‘Give them to me or I’ll gouge your eye out’, so I said ‘Ok, ok’.
Mr Wilson said he turned on the TV and was shocked to see the Bourke Street carnage.
“It’s absolutely terrible,” Mr Wilson said.
“He mowed down little kids and all.”
Four people, including a young child, were killed when the Commodore mounted a kerb and hit pedestrians, leaving more than 20 people injured.
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The accused driver Gargasoulas was shot and detained by police at the scene and remains under police guard in hospital.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said on Saturday morning he has not been interviewed as yet and charges have not been laid against him.
