Corrupt former detectives 'brazen' in alleged student killing

The actions of two former detectives accused of the murder of student Jamie Gao have been described as "brazen" and "matter of fact".

Today a court saw CCTV vision allegedly showing Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara carrying Gao's body in a surfboard bag.

The pair was captured allegedly picking up Jamie Gao in Padstow with a bag full of methylamphetamine.

As McNamara applied for bail today, a Sydney court was played the rest.

Rogerson's lawyer Paul Kenny said he was "not shocked" by the footage.

"As far as I'm concerned, it was very fruitful today to see some of the video footage," he said outside court.

All three are seen to enter a nearby Rent-A-Space storage unit by 1.49 pm on Tuesday 20th May. 

The court heard Rogerson had a "very distinctive gait."

He emerges at 1.55pm. By 2.18pm, Gao is dead, allegedly shot twice, and the former police officers drag a loaded surfboard bag out of the unit.

Crown Prosecutor Christopher Maxwell QC told the court they're pictured "both kneeling down, bending and lifting into the back of the car".

Gao's body was found a week later floating off a Cronulla beach.

In opposing bail, the prosecution told the court McNamara intended to kill, and that's why he took the empty surfboard bag with him and had his boat ready. It's alleged it was part of a plan to steal the drugs, worth $3 million.

McNamara's lawyer rejected that, telling the court "if my client was intending to do a rip and kill Mr Gao, he was doing it in a very amateurish way."

Through his lawyer Mr Kenny, Rogerson denied he pulled the trigger, or went into the storage unit with an intent to kill or harm Gao.

McNamara offered a surety of more than $500,000, but was denied bail because he was deemed an unacceptable risk.

Rogerson withdrew his application moments after he appeared, his lawyer said he needed more time.