Tostee 'called lawyer', not police

Gable Tostee.

Accused allegedly sought legal advice before leaving Gold Coast apartment where NZ woman died

Accused balcony killer Gable Tostee called his lawyer seconds after New Zealand woman Warriena Wright plunged to her death from his highrise Gold Coast apartment, court documents allege.

Tostee, 28, who has been charged with the Upper Hutt woman's murder, did not call police after she fell from his balcony just hours after the pair met through dating app Tinder.

Half an hour later, he ordered a pizza, before calling his father to pick him up, the police documents tendered in the Brisbane Supreme Court allege.

Timelines of the night of Ms Wright's death have been pieced together from the documents and published in Australian media yesterday.

They appear to show the pair met at 8.45pm on August 7, and by 2.21am Ms Wright, 26, was lying dead on the ground outside his Surfer's Paradise apartment block.

The police case is based on an audio recording retrieved from Tostee's mobile phone, which they claim reveals the pair had an argument after a night of drinking and sex.

They row and a struggle ensues during which Tostee allegedly chokes Ms Wright before locking her out on the balcony.

She can be heard saying "let me go home", to which Tostee allegedly replies: "I would but you have been a bad girl."

Ms Wright repeats her plea to go home, before a faint scream is heard on the recording at 2.21am, Australian media reported. Tostee then calls his lawyer, Michael Purcell, but the call doesn't connect.

A neighbour in the apartment below, who was awakened by the row and Ms Wrights' screams, calls emergency services at 2.23am. Police arrive two minutes later, as Tostee evades them by taking the elevator to the basement, and at 3.10am a call is placed to order a pizza. Around 10 minutes later he calls his father, Gray Tostee, who allegedly collects him around 3.47am. Tostee went to police with his lawyer at 11.30am.

Details of the case against Tostee emerged after a bail application hearing was adjourned on Monday to allow for more information to be brought before the judge.

Tostee maintains he is innocent.