Vial of blood and note seized in drug-spiked smoothie murder case

A jury in the Supreme Court has heard that a vial of blood and a handwritten note were found in the bedroom of Jonathan Crabtree, who is alleged to have been killed by his mother, Maree Mavis Crabtree, with a drug-laced smoothie. The prosecution claims Crabtree spiked the smoothie with oxycodone in July 2017 at their Gold Coast home and later filed a $125,000 insurance claim, while the defense chose not to present evidence after the prosecution closed its case. Expert testimony indicated the note may have been written by Jonathan, and forensic tests confirmed the blood in the vial was his, though key details about its origin remain unknown.