A defence lawyer has described an alleged kidnapping victim's evidence of being kicked so hard he defecated himself as "pulp fiction".
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Matthew James Massey, 35, and Fakatounaulupe "Lupe" Ngata are on trial in the ACT Supreme Court over a spate of alleged beatings, robberies and kidnappings spanning three days in April 2009.
But the accused men have pleaded not guilty, and their lawyers are arguing the three alleged victims were linked to a brothel operating out of a top-floor apartment in Forrest.
They say the trio were involved in drug dealing and had their own reasons for wanting Massey and Ngata arrested and off the streets.
The court has previously heard the accused men were allegedly operating as debt collectors, but the first two complainants to give evidence have said they didn't owe anyone money at the time.
One of the complainants has alleged he was sprayed in the face with a chemical by a person sitting in a car outside the units on April 13, and subsequently chased and slapped to the ground by Massey.
He has told the 12-person jury a car pulled up and a person, who the prosecution alleges to be Ngata, got out and kicked him in the head so hard he "felt his spine wobble" and defecated himself.
It is alleged Massey and Ngata manhandled him into a car and drove around beating him and threatening to "chop his ears" unless he cooperated.
But Ngata's barrister, Shane Gill, this morning suggested when the witness was admitted to hospital later that evening he only had a mark on his chest, and did not tell medical staff about the defecation.
"Was that just a little 'Pulp Fiction' detail that you put in to make the story better,'' the barrister asked, referring to the famous Quentin Tarantino crime film.
The witness denied fabricating the detail, and said he was too embarrassed to tell hospital staff.
The man has also admitted initially lying to police about the pepper spray incident because he did not wish to be known as a "dog".
And he said he gave police a statement under a false name the previous day in relation to an alleged incident in the apartment stairwell when Massey allegedly used capsicum spray on another one of the complainants.
The court also heard, during cross-examination by Massey's barrister Anthony Hopkins, the witness been convicted for dishonesty offences by courts in the territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
"[Deception] has played a part in my past," he said.
But he said he was telling the truth in court about the allegations against Massey and Ngata.
The trial before Justice John Burns continues.