A man accused of murdering his American girlfriend admitted he lied about her being raided by Border Force and deported when friends asked about her whereabouts, a jury has heard.
Mark Sheridan Waden, 50, is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court accused of killing Priscilla Brooten and burying her body on his property before dumping it at a Brisbane rubbish tip almost a year later.
Ms Brooten, a 46-year-old US citizen and former beauty queen who was staying in Australia without a valid visa, vanished from the home she shared with Waden in Brisbane's northern suburbs in July 2018.