{"id":606801,"date":"2026-04-14T18:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/606801\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:52:17","slug":"accused-love-triangle-killer-gofal-baziad-gave-dead-mans-wife-lifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/606801\/","title":{"rendered":"Accused love triangle killer Gofal Baziad gave dead man’s wife lifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renny Palmer<\/a> was the subject of affection from both her husband Jason Palmer and his romantic rival Gofal Baziad<\/a> before the love triangle turned deadly, a NSW Supreme Court jury has heard.<\/p>\n

Two days after allegedly killing his friend Mr Palmer, Baziad tried to calm down the woman he perceived as his “girlfriend” over the phone, jurors were told today.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Police allege\ufeff dad Jason Palmer, 34, who was originally from the UK, was murdered by a 52-year-old man who had been in a relationship with his wife. (Supplied)<\/p>\n

“He said ‘well perhaps Jason had gone to a nightclub and might have been drunk and slept at a friend’s place’,” Ms Palmer testified using a Bahasa interpreter.<\/p>\n

Mr Palmer suddenly disappeared on February 6, 2004.<\/p>\n

The two men had been seen chatting and smoking on the balcony of Ms Palmer’s home in Sydney’s south-west before leaving together late that night.<\/p>\n

The 54-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murdering his romantic rival in a fit of jealousy in the hours following.<\/p>\n

Ms Palmer testified Baziad had been late collecting her for work the day after the alleged murder.<\/p>\n

She felt unwell on the drive and asked to turn back.<\/p>\n

Baziad also said he was sick and the pair decided to go back to their respective homes, the jury heard.<\/p>\n

\"GofalGofal Baziad is accused of murdering Jason Palmer, so he could continue a relationship with his wife Renny. (9News)<\/p>\n

That afternoon, he picked up Ms Palmer and took her to dance training at the Indonesian consulate.<\/p>\n

She tried, unsuccessfully, to call and text her ex-husband.<\/p>\n

Two days after he vanished, she went with Baziad to Mr Palmer’s rental apartment, the jury heard.<\/p>\n

While there, she noticed the interior of his home was messy, as if no one had slept there.<\/p>\n

Ms Palmer separated from her then ex-husband in 2002 after he had an affair, she earlier told the court.<\/p>\n

However, she reconciled with him in December 2003 after being asked to choose between the two men.<\/p>\n

“I still loved Jason,” she told the jury.<\/p>\n

Despite her decision, Baziad still thought of himself as her boyfriend, she testified.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Jason Palmer’s body was found weighed down with rocks and submerged in the Nepean River at Menangle. (SMH)<\/p>\n

He compared her relationship with Mr Palmer to glass.<\/p>\n

“Even if it was put together again then it would still be broken,” he reportedly said.<\/p>\n

Ms Palmer testified that Baziad told her he had to clean and move out of his unit the day after her husband disappeared.<\/p>\n

When asked why he had to move, he said there was a problem with the real estate, the jury heard.<\/p>\n

Mr Palmer’s body was found concealed in a sleeping bag and weighed down with rocks in the Nepean River in Sydney’s west 23 days after he vanished.<\/p>\n

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