A man accused of slashing the jugular of a fellow partygoer at a New Year's Eve beach rave was screaming "who wants to get stabbed" before the attack, a Perth trial has heard.
Joseph Robert Houston is accused of fatally stabbing James Dorloff, 20, and wounding another man on Wedge Island in January 2014 before burying the weapon in the dunes and fleeing.
On the first day of the trial on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Western Australia heard he had concealed the 30cm-long blade in his pants when a drunken scuffle broke out between two groups.
Witnesses saw Houston swing the machete and scream "come on c****, who wants to have a go?" and "who wants to get stabbed?", the court heard.
In opening submissions, the prosecutor said Mr Dorloff was just standing there when Houston slashed at his neck, severing his jugular.
Mr Dorloff's best friend testified James was in shock but able to say "he stabbed me" before collapsing and bleeding out on the sand from the mortal wound.
The prosecutor said Houston slashed another man who had tried to prevent him fleeing before he buried the weapon and his blood-stained shirt in the dunes.
The court heard mobile phone footage captured by a witness showed Houston holding a machete as the second victim approached him, before the man staggered back injured as Houston walked away with the blade.
Houston hitched a ride back to Perth with a friend and handed himself to police the next day.
His defence lawyer told the jury they needed "the whole picture" before reaching their verdict.
The trial continues.
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