Body-in-boot murder accused Ambrose John Clarke takes stand Ambrose Clarke, who is on trial charged with the murder of Peter Davis. A MAN on trial for murdering a Perth businessman and dumping his body in the boot of a car has testified that he was in shock when his ute was rammed by the victim's son's vehicle. Peter Davis was found on May 31, 2011 wrapped in plastic in his vehicle at the rear of the Great Eastern Motor Lodge in Perth's eastern suburbs. Prosecutors allege the 57-year-old was lured to the northern suburb of Malaga a day earlier and murdered over a perceived debt of more than $300,000. Ambrose John Clarke, a former employee of Mr Davis, and his brother Xavier Gerard Clarke are on trial in the WA Supreme Court charged with the murder. Ambrose Clarke told the court today that he was at the lodge during the night of May 30-31 to meet another man about some money he was owed but the man never showed up. He said he was leaving when a car approached him with its high beam lights on and hit his ute with "moderate" strength. Mr Clarke testified that he did not recognise the vehicle or the driver and said the lights had blinded him. "I tried to reverse back a number of times," he said. As the car continued to ram him, Mr Clarke pushed his car through a gap and hit some other cars in the process. He said the first thought that came to his mind was: "What the hell is going on?" I said, `I have to get out of here'. Mr Clarke told the court he wanted to get as far away from the situation as possible. "I was pretty desperate," he said. I was shocked, didn't know what was going on ... I just had to get out. Mr Clarke said he was later pulled over by police for driving over a median strip but they let him go after saying he would receive an infringement in the mail. He then drove to McDonalds and bought a coffee before driving home in his "banged up" ute, he said. The court heard Mr Clarke was arrested at about 3.45am on May 31 and charged with Mr Davis' murder. He remained in custody until he was granted bail on July 8 that year. Mr Davis' son, Kurt Davis, has previously given evidence that he was driving around aimlessly looking for his missing father when he saw Mr Clarke, whom he recognised from working with the family business years earlier. He said Mr Clarke - a passenger in his own vehicle with another man driving - rammed his car three times before fleeing.