Murder accused 'sent fake cards, letters'

A murder trial has heard a man told police he left his mother lying in a cold running shower for a week.

Ah Bee 'Pauline' Mack, who disappeared in September 2008. Her son is on trial charged with murder. Source: PerthNow

A PERTH man told police he left his mother lying in a cold running shower for a week with her wrists slashed before disposing of her body, a murder trial has heard.

Brent Donald Mack, 27, is accused of murdering his mother, Ah Bee, between December 18 and 29, 2008.

Ms Mack, who also went by the name of Pauline, was last seen alive in September 2008, but the 56-year-old's body has never been found.

Mack, who appeared at his judge-alone Supreme Court trial today via video link from Hakea Prison, kept his head down during proceedings.

Prosecutor Dave Dempster said in his opening address that Ms Mack was shy, had few friends and was married to a wealthy man who died in August 2008.

"She didn't go out. She didn't socialise,'' he said.

Mr Dempster alleged Mack's motive for murdering his mother was strong and he planned to obtain the money she received after her husband's death.

He said evidence would be presented that showed Mack transferred her funds into his own bank account by falsifying her signature.

The prosecution alleges there were several aspects of the case that displayed a consciousness of guilt including lies Mack told that his mother was living with someone else, and sending fake cards and letters from his mother.

Mr Dempster said Mack told his brother their mother was a "psycho'' and told police his mother was alive but could not say where she was.

Mack later told police he had found his mother in the shower with self-inflicted knife wounds to her wrists.

The court heard Mack left her in the shower for a week with the cold water running but the cause of Ms Mack's death remained unknown.

Police descended on Lake Gwelup earlier this year in the hope of finding human remains but were unsuccessful.

Ms Mack's friend said in a statement that she was very shy, reserved and uncomfortable in large company, but was better in one-on-one situations.

The friend described Mack as a "friendly boy'' who kept to himself as a child.

But she saw little of him after childhood until his father's funeral, she said.

The woman said she became suspicious when she did not receive her annual Christmas card from her friend and said they did not keep in touch while her husband underwent treatment for an illness.

She said she and her husband visited Ms Mack's home and spoke with Mack, who told them his mother did not want to talk to them and was living with someone else.

The woman finally received a card from her friend but became suspicious because the handwriting was different and she signed it "Ah Bee'' instead of "Pauline'', prompting her to report Ms Mack missing.

The week-long trial before Justice John McKechnie continues.

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