Hannah Louise Glover, 30, and James Anthony Sorgiovanni, 29, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Tara Marie Morrison, 38, at a Busselton home in April 2024. The pair, who were a couple, are accused of repeatedly stabbing Morrison in the head, neck, body and hands.
On Wednesday, a woman who cannot be named for legal reasons told the court that Glover confided details about the "brutal attack" while they shared a prison cell in the months after the alleged murder.
"Hannah disclosed to me about why she did it … she saw Tara give her daughter liquid fantasy (GHB)," the woman said. "Then Hannah told me that Jimmy held Tara's hand behind her back and that's when Hannah grabbed her by the hair and stabbed her in the neck."
The witness used her right hand and made a stabbing motion three times to replicate for the jury what Glover did. "She dragged Tara throughout the house," she said. "There was an entrance door, and she said there was, like, blood splatter on it. The blood that came from Tara's body."
Police found Morrison's body in a wardrobe at Glover's home. She had about 40 wounds, along with grazes and bruising that could indicate she was restrained. Blood was splattered on the walls, doors and floor. Glover allegedly told the woman she used four knives during the attack.
The court has previously been told that Glover, Sorgiovanni and Morrison had been using illicit drugs before the killing. Glover and Sorgiovanni had been in a relationship for a few months; before that, Glover was in a relationship with Morrison.
In one of the covert police recordings played in court, Glover is heard saying of Sorgiovanni: "He's a f---ing evil c---." She added: "He only targets single mum … because he's psychotic." Glover alleged Sorgiovanni had power over her.