Gable Tostee murder trial to resume in Supreme Court
A series of selfies were found on Tostee's camera. (Supplied)
The Supreme Court jury in the murder trial of Gold Coast man Gable Tostee is expected to begin deliberations on a verdict later this week.
Justice John Byrne will on Monday resume his directions to the jury.
The 30-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the murder of New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright, who fell to her death in the early hours of August 8, 2014.
It is not alleged Tostee threw or pushed Ms Wright but that he intimidated her so greatly, she felt the only way to escape was to climb down from the locked balcony of his 14th floor Surfers Paradise apartment.
The court has heard the 26-year-old attacked Tostee with rocks in his own home, where they had spent a few hours drinking and having sex after meeting on dating app Tinder.
An audio recording Mr Tostee made on his mobile phone captured sounds of the physical struggle between the pair and Ms Wright's eventual death.
Defence barrister Saul Holt has disputed the prosecution's claim Mr Tostee choked Ms Wright, who had been "massively drunk" and "out of control" that night.
Mr Holt said Tostee was patient, even gentlemanly, towards the erratic Ms Wright in the lead-up to the struggle and de-escalated the situation by locking her out on the balcony.
He said it was not foreseeable Ms Wright would climb over the railing to certain death just seconds later but that showed how irrational she was.
Prosecutor Glen Cash argued in his closing submissions on Friday the "tall and muscular" Tostee dominated and taunted the "slight and petite" Ms Wright as he held her down on the ground with his body weight.
Mr Cash said Tostee then choked the terrified Ms Wright for up to 45 seconds before cutting off her only means of escape.
"He has caused her death as much as if he had pushed her from the balcony himself," Mr Cash said.
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