Tuesday 24 May 2022 04:46 PM Biannca Edmunds is accused of using Glen Cassidy to kill Michael Caposiena in ... trends now
A father's desire to begin a relationship with his estranged son saw him shot dead in his own home and his new partner brutally pistol whipped and left clinging to life.
Biannca Edmunds, 35, has pleaded not guilty to organising the murder of Michael Caposiena, her former partner and the father of one of her children.
Mr Caposiena, 32, was murdered by Edmunds' new partner Glen Cassidy, who died from injuries inflicted upon him by his victim before he was shot at point blank range through the head.
Biannca Edmunds (right) is accused of ordering a brutal hit against her former partner in an effort to keep him out of their child's life
Michael Caposiena died after he was shot in the head in March 2016
Edmunds is accused of manipulating Cassidy to do her alleged evil bidding by using a deadly mix of scathing abuse and kinky sex.
'If you were a real man and you had any f**king balls, you'd go and deal with this bloke,' Edmunds allegedly told Cassidy.
'You're a spineless coward. You're not a real man at all.'
A Supreme Court of Victoria jury heard on Tuesday Edmunds had been determined to have her ex-partner killed to avoid him having access to their young son.
She also had plans to profit from his demise by making a cruel legal challenge on his estate on behalf of their child, the jury heard.
A court later ticked-off on half of the value of Mr Capasiena's $600,000 estate despite his current partner, Silvana Silva, still being alive.
The jury heard Edmunds allegedly told multiple people, including her own family members, that she had wanted Mr Capasiena killed.
'I want Michael out of the way, I want him gone, I wish he'd just leave us alone and not try for (their son),' she allegedly said.
The court heard Edmunds had routinely mocked Cassidy about his reluctance to do her bidding and had allegedly once asked an outlaw bikie to carry out the