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Two men dressed as characters from a computer game fatally shot a man in front of his family during a home invasion in Sydney, a court was told today.
Sophear Em, 21, has pleaded not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to the shooting murder of Josef Logozzo at his Cecil Hills home on January 7, 2002.
He also pleaded not guilty to assaulting Mr Logozzo, a wholesale fruit distributor at Flemington markets, and shooting his wife Marianne.
Crown Prosecutor James Bennett, SC, told the court Em and another man invaded the Logozzo's home shortly after midnight, dressed as characters from the computer game Counter-Strike.
"At that point the peace and tranquility of the family life they enjoyed up until that time was destroyed because of two men, one of which the Crown says was the accused, dressed in an outfit that was inspired by the violent computer game, Counter-Strike," he said.
During the invasion, Mr Logozzo was shot in the chest and his wife in the hand.
Mr Bennett said Em also was linked to the murder because he had admitted to being involved in a similar home invasion in the same area 10 days later.
The trial, which began today, continues this afternoon.
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