Charlise Mutten's mum returns to stand in partner's murder trial

Kallista Mutten could face claims that she shot her own daughter Charlise as she continues giving evidence in the murder trial of her former partner.

Following a full day of evidence on Monday, Mutten will now face cross-examination by Stein's lawyer, Carolyn Davenport SC. Davenport told the jury during her opening address that it would become apparent Mutten, not Stein, had motive to kill the girl. The trial heard earlier from neighbours of the Mount Wilson property who said they heard conversations regarding Charlise's parental custody which hinted at plans not to send her back to Queensland.One neighbour had previously attended a dinner with his wife and mother-in-law where Stein, his mother, Charlise and her mother were also present.

She said the following day Stein told her he left Charlise in the care of an auctioneer who was working at the Blue Mountains property where they were staying. On January 13, while phone data tracked Stein allegedly travelling to three boat ramps across Sydney and eventually the exact location where Charlise's body was found, Mutten believed he was "going to war" to find her daughter, the court heard.

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