Boyfriend pleads guilty to manslaughter, but ordered to face murder trial over Kara Doyle's death Kara Amy Doyle. A MAN has been ordered to stand trial for the murder of his girlfriend, despite admitting he killed her. Mehmet Torun, 25, today pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 24-year-old Kara Doyle but not guilty to her murder. But prosecutors told the Melbourne Magistrates' Court they wanted to persist with the murder charge against Mr Torun. They allege he shot Ms Doyle in the stomach with a 12-gauge sawn-off shotgun after an argument at their Avondale Heights home in April. Four people have been charged in relation to the killing. Friends Kirsten Smith, 22, and Baki Unlu, 20, have pleaded guilty to assisting an offender and perjury for making false statements after the incident. Both Smith and Unlu gave evidence against Mr Torun during a week-long committal hearing. Ms Smith said Mr Torun shot Ms Doyle, "point blank" as she sat on the couch. She said Mr Torun was standing and pointing the gun at Ms Doyle and said, "I told you, man, the gun had no bullets in it" before shooting his girlfriend. She said Mr Torun then rushed to Ms Smith in tears and said, "I've shot my baby." But Mr Unlu, Ms Smith's former boyfriend, said Mr Torun had his back to Ms Doyle and the gun slung over his shoulder when it fired. He said that in the minutes before the shooting Mr Torun was spinning the gun by its trigger on his finger. The couple both stated that Mr Torun did not believe the gun was loaded. During the committal Mr Torun, who had several supporters in court, was described as "aggressive" and a "bully." The court heard Mr Torun had been involved in a number of "out of control" confrontations with his then girlfriend in the lead-up to her death. "He was very aggressive, smashing plates over his head," friend Dylan Corish told the court. Yelling at her, screaming at her, smashing his head through the shower screen door while she was having a shower, ripping doors off hinges. Mr Corish said he was at the front door of the couple's home when he heard the gunshot. "The boom went off and all there was was smoke and Kara folded in half against the wall," he said. "The smell was indescribable," he told police in a statement tendered in court. Mehmet was screaming to Kara, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.' Mr Torun, who is in custody, will appear at a Supreme Court directions hearing next month.