Mr Dion later told police he had met with Mr Phetmang"to purchase $900 worth of methamphetamine".Security vision also showed Mr Dion had made three attempts to withdraw money from the store's ATM and was wearing the same blue T-shirt police alleged was used to bind the wrists and ankles of Mr Phetmang's body.
Later that night, Mr Dion's roommate received multiple text messages from Mr Phetmang's phone offering to sell him drugs, but according to phone records all calls from his family and friends went unanswered in the days after May 25. Police also revealed in the court documents a construction worker found shoes, a cap and glasses dumped in a water tank on a property that Mr Dion and his roommate had previously worked at as tilers.
According to the documents, those items"appear identical to those worn by Mr Phetmang" on the night he was last seen at the Hurstville petrol station, with traces of his DNA found on them.