A former friend of Gail Maney yesterday told a High Court jury of the "hit" Maney allegedly put on Deane Fuller-Sandys.
Maney, aged 32, is accused of procuring or inciting Stephen Stone to murder Mr Fuller-Sandys in the garage of a Henderson property in August 1989.
She is also accused with Mark William Henriksen, 33, of helping to dispose of the body to assist Stone to avoid being caught.
The woman, who has name suppression and immunity from prosecution, told the Auckland court that Maney was "very aggro" as she believed Mr Fuller-Sandys had stolen her drugs.
Maney confronted him in the Westward Ho Tavern in West Auckland, but he denied any involvement in the burglary.
The witness said she believed Mr Fuller-Sandys was telling the truth, but Maney continued to accuse him.
About a week later, there was a discussion between Maney and Stone about the burglary.
The witness said Maney turned to Stone and asked him to do a "hit" on Mr Fuller-Sandys.
Asked by crown prosecutor Charles Cato what was meant by a "hit," the witness replied: "murder." At first, she said, Stone "hummed and ha-ed" but when Maney repeated the request, he said: "Yes, I'll do it."
Almost a week and a half later, she was in the garage when Maney and Stone accused Mr Fuller-Sandys of ripping them off.
Stone later shot Mr Fuller-Sandys "a couple of times" before handing the gun in turn to a number of other young men to fire into the body.
Later, the witness said, Stone ordered her to help put Mr Fuller-Sandys' body in the boot of a car. She said she never went to the police because she feared for her life.
One of those present in the garage was Leah Stephens. The Crown alleges Stone killed her six days later to keep her quiet.
Cross-examined by Maney's lawyer, Peter Kaye, the witness admitted she had told many lies to police when first interviewed in 1997.
She had made eight statements, but did not initially mention the alleged conversation about Maney ordering the hit.
At first she said that Stone had taken Mr Fuller-Sandys into the woods and shot him twice in the head because of a bad drug deal.
Accused ordered 'hit' witness tells court
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