News about Mark Gray

HOLDING COPY A man who slashed the throat of Melbourne mother Ellie Price in her own bedroom has been found guilty of her murder.

On Wednesday, Melbourne dancer Ellie Price's convicted murderer Risu Barbaro (pictured inset) was thrown a curve ball, with a rumour of a'sugar daddy' suggested by Barbaro's lawyer. Ms Price (pictured left) was reportedly stabbed multiple times at 4.30 a.m. on April 29, 2020. According to the new investigation, brothel owner Mark Gray (pictured right) had the motive, the tools, and the links. Both men deny having anything to do with her death. On Thursday morning, a decision is expected.

In court, a key witness in a murder trial has consistently denied that he coerced family members of a slain mother to conceal information about his 'brothel empire.' On Monday, Mark Gray returned to the witness box for his third day of appearing in the Supreme Court's trial of Ricardo Barbaro, 36. Mr Barbaro is facing justice after pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ellie Price, his then-girlfriend, who was discovered in her blood-soaked South Melbourne apartment on May 5, 2020.

Ellie Price (left), who was believed to have been murdered by her boyfriend, had sent a music video titled 'Save Me' to a friend minutes before she was reportedly murdered by her boyfriend. Ris Price's boyfriend, Riso Barbaro (right), has been charged with the murder of a 26-year-old woman in a violent knife attack where he allegedly slashed her throat at her South Melbourne apartment in April 2020. He has pleaded not guilty to murder. On Friday, Ms Price's friend Mark Gray (inset) testified about his friendship with her in the years leading up to her death.

The mother of a woman who was reportedly murdered by her boyfriend has been accused of being 'instructed' by a brothel owner who is yet to appear in court. When doing a welfare check in May 2020, Ellie Price's remains were discovered by police in her blood-soaked bedroom. The 26-year-old's throat had been cut and she had multiple stab wounds, according to detectives, who arrived at the conclusion she had been killed six days before. Ricardo Barbaro, 36, is facing trial in Victorian Supreme Court this week after pleaded not guilty to murder.

Ellie Price's mother was discovered dead inside her Melbourne apartment and pleaded for $100,000 from a friend, threatening to falsely arrest him for rape if he doesn't pay up, according to a juror. Ms Price believed she planned to pay her on-off boyfriend Ris Barbaro some of the money, according to Mark Gray, who had financially assisted Ms Price and her family.

A Supreme Court jury heard that Tracey Gangell, whose daughter Ellie Price, 26, was allegedly murdered by Rigo Barbaro (right). Barbaro, 36, has pleaded not guilty to Ms Price's murder and is appearing in the Supreme Court. Ms Gangell was asked about her daughter's financial relationship with a man named Mark Gray in the video.