A BUSINESSMAN whose battered body was found in the boot of his own car outside a motel took up to six hours to die, a Perth court has heard.
Ambrose John Clarke and his brother Xavier Gerard Clarke are on trial in the WA Supreme Court for the murder of Peter John Davis, 57, in what prosecutors claim was a killing motivated by anger, money and revenge.
Prosecutors allege Mr Davis was lured to Malaga on May 30, 2011 where he was murdered over a perceived debt, and was found the next day in his vehicle at the rear of the Great Eastern Motor Lodge in Rivervale, east of the city.
In her opening address today, prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo said Mr Davis met with foul play between 6.45am and 8.20am.
He was beaten, choked, smothered and rendered unconscious before being wrapped in black plastic and left in the boot of his 4WD, she said.
Mr Davis took between three and six hours to die, Ms Barbagallo said.
The court heard that years earlier, Ambrose Clarke, 49, started a franchise of Mr Davis' roofing business, but the relationship soured when Mr Davis accused Clarke of stealing money and reported him to police.
Clarke then started a new business with a new partner, but that relationship also ended.
When they severed ties, the former business partner sought help from Mr Davis on some jobs, which further upset Clarke, the court heard.
By May 2011, Clarke was under financial pressure with about $115,000 owed to his credit card and other costs.
Clarke also believed he was owed about $300,000 from Mr Davis, prosecutors alleged.
He then began intimidating and threatening the victim and his family with a the help of an unlicensed debt collector, the court heard.
Ms Barbagallo also alleged Clarke bought a new phone using a fake name and address days before Mr Davis' death and asked Xavier Clarke, 47, to call Mr Davis to lure him to a job to give a quote.
The jury was shown photographs of where Mr Davis was allegedly murdered and Ms Barbagallo said there was easy access to the back of the building that could not be viewed from the street and and did not have security cameras.
The defence team has yet to address the jury.
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