Bouncer guilty of murdering Kiwi

Andy Marshall was fatally hurt when he was thrown through the window of a West Australian bar. Photo / NZ Herald

An Australian bouncer has been found guilty of the murder of a New Zealander he pushed through the second-storey window of a Perth nightclub.

The jury in the trial of Stefan Pahia Schmidt, 25, returned a guilty verdict a short time ago, the PerthNow website reported.

He had pleaded not guilty in the West Australian Supreme Court to murdering Andy Marshall, the 29-year-old cousin of slain Feilding farmer Scott Guy.

Schmidt admitted he pushed Mr Marshall on May 8, 2011 but claimed his death was an accident.

The jury retired at 11.45am (3.45pm NZT) after closing remarks from Justice Ralph Simmonds. It returned a guilty verdict just over five hours later.

Defence lawyer Tom Percy told the court yesterday Mr Marshall was dead because there was no safety glass in the windows of the Perth pub where he died on May 8 last year.

"Mr Marshall, by any token, was desperately unlucky and so by the same token is, we say, this accused," Mr Percy said.

Crown prosecutor Amanda Forrester said there was no explanation for Schmidt's unjustified attack on Mr Marshall other than a fit of rage.

"He did not just push him towards the window, he pushed him at it, into it and through it," Ms Forrester said.