The man accused of murdering five family members in Sydney seemed nervous when he told other relatives about their deaths, a court has heard.
Robert Xie, 50, is accused of killing his brother-in-law Norman Lin and his family at their home in Boundary Road, North Epping, in July 2009.
Today jurors were played a video of a police interview given by Mr Lin's mother, Feng Qing Zhu, in 2010.
In it she said Xie was crying and sounded nervous and "a bit scared" when he phoned to say something had happened to the family.
Ms Zhu said he then drove her and her husband from their home in Merrylands to the Lin family home.
She said on the way, Xie told her he did not know where her son was, but that he had seen Ms Lin's body covered in blood and that he had seen the bodies of her sister Irene and the Lin children Henry and Terry.
The court has previously heard that Xie and his wife Kathy Lin found the bodies inside the house.
Ms Zhu said when she arrived at the property Kathy Lin was outside with emergency crews and seemed sad.
"You could see that she was very low and she tried to comfort us," she said.
In the police interview Ms Zhu was also questioned about a family dinner she hosted, and Xie attended, in the hours before he is accused of murdering the family.
She said the family left her home about 9.30pm (AEST).
The Crown alleges Xie was bitter and resentful towards some of the adults in his family.
Xie - a former surgeon and restaurant owner - has pleaded not guilty to five counts of murder.
The trial - which is in its third week - is expected to last for four months.
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