A remorseless killer pleaded guilty to the horrific murder of his estranged wife in front of their young daughter.
Keith Owen Goodbun, 61, brutally shot his wife Molly Goodbun, 59, at their family home on Horseshoe Bend in Maitland in the early hours of October 7 2016.
Their daughter tried to empty the bullets to save her mother’s life but Goodbun pointed the gun at his wife of 40 years and shot her in the head, according to The Herald.
Keith Owen Goodbun, 61, (pictured) brutally shot his wife Molly Goodbun, 59, October 2016
Goodbun stormed their family home on Horseshoe Bend in Maitland (pictured) before 3am
Goodbun guilty to the horrific murder of his estranged wife, who he shot several times in front of their young daughter
‘Get off and let go of the gun,’ Goodbun told his daughter.
‘I won’t shoot your mother again.’
Their daughter tried to comfort her dying mother and Goodbun shot her again as his daughter threw a chair at him.
The daughter heard a fourth and final gunshot while she fled from the house as her father threatened she ‘was next’.
Sitting with a bald head and grey beard, Goodbun appeared in Newcastle Local Court via a visual link on Wednesday according to the publication.
Months before the murder, Goodbun was charged by police in June 2016 for assaulting his estranged wife, who got an apprehended violence order against her estranged husband.
Months before the murder, Goodbun was charged by police in June 2016 for assaulting his estranged wife
The daughter heard a fourth and final gunshot while she fled from the house as her father threatened she ‘was next’
However, four months later the killer armed himself with gun and hunting knife and set fire to the caravan he was living in.
The Herald reported that Goodbun stopped for food and sleep between his burnt caravan in Taree and 169km south at his destination in Maitland when he arrived before 3am.
After an argument between the estranged pair, Goodbun forced his way into the home before fatally shooting his wife in the chest and head, leaving her for dead at the scene.
Police surrounded the house in a quiet cul-de-sac and arrested Goodbun after an armed standoff where he allegedly refused to drop his rifle and tried to flee in a 4WD.
Their daughter, who is believed to be aged in her 30s, was reportedly found distressed and uninjured, outside on the street when police arrived.
At the time, police had said Goodbun had lost his job as a truck driver and had some mental health issues.
The 61-year-old is expected to face Sydney Supreme Court next year.