A NEW ZEALAND tourist was so afraid of a date she met through Tinder that she fell 14 floors to her death trying to escape his apartment, a court has heard.

Gable Tostee, 30, has now pleaded not guilty to the murder of 26-year-old Warriena Wright, with the man facing a potential life sentence if convicted of the young woman's death.

11 Gable Tostee arrived at the Brisbane Supreme Court, with the 30-year-old pleading not guilty to the murder of Warriena Wright Credit: AAPIMAGES

11 The court heard that the young New Zealand woman had been so scared of Tostee that she tried to escape his apartment, which was on the 14th floor on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Credit: PR Image

11 Police released photographs of their re-enactment of the young woman dangling from the balcony Credit: Twitter

The pair had met for the first time on the night of Warriena's death, spending time at Tostee's apartment, an Australian court heard.

But Prosecutor Glen Cash told the court that Warriena Wright felt "her only means of escape were to try and climb down" from Gable Tostee's 14th floor balcony when the pair began to argue in the early hours of August 8, 2014.

The jury at the state's Supreme Court in Brisbane, Queensland were played an audio recording made on Tostee's phone, with the recording capturing a fight between the pair - as well as Warriena's fatal fall.

11 Tostee and Warriena Wright met through Tinder, with the pair's date recorded on the accused murderer's phone Credit: PR IMAGE

Gable Tostee is being arraigned. Charged with murdering Warriena Wright. Pleads: "Not guilty your honour." — Kate Kyriacou (@KateKyriacou) October 10, 2016

Cash told the court that Tostee became angry after Wright threw ornamental rocks at him and hit him with a telescope.

He said that Tostee choked and restrained his date, before locking her onto the balcony of his Surfers Paradise apartment.

The accused can be heard saying: "You're lucky I haven't chucked you off my balcony.

"If you try to pull anything, I'll knock you out."

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The jury was told that a neighbour heard the young woman crying; "no, no, no please let me go home," before she was seen falling from the balcony barely 15 seconds later.

Photographs that police took re-enacting the crime scene were also released in court.

Photographs of Tostee's apartment have also been tendered as evidence in the case, with the images showing ornamental white rocks that Wright allegedly threw at Tostee on the fateful night strewn across the floor.

The telescope that the defence claims Ms Wright used to assault Tostee can also been seen in the photographs.

11 The final moments of young Wright's life were heard in the audio recording Credit: PR Image

11 Warriena Wright's mother Merzabeth Tagpuno appeared in court but sat outside to avoid hearing the audio recording between her daughter and Tostee Credit: AAPIMAGE

More than 20 witnesses are expected to be called as part of the murder trial.

Among the witnesses is Wright's sister Marreza Wright, who said her sister had sent her photographs of the date just before her death.

She told the court that Wright had messaged her saying she had found "an Australian Sam Winchester", a character from the TV show 'Supernatural'.

11 Photographs of Tostee's apartment were released in court with the man facing a life sentence if convicted of Wright's murder Credit: Twitter

11 The court was shown a number of photographs of Tostee's apartment, with the images showing a number of bottles and glasses used on the night

11 The apartment can be seen to be in a disarray after the fateful night

11 The images show the balcony where Wright had been hanging from

11 Tostee has been accused of killing Ms Wright after locking her outside

HE's here. Gable Tostee arrives at court, 25 minutes before his murder trial is due to begin @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/4bt5ZoXc4z — Kim Stephens (@kimbo_stephens) October 9, 2016

But Gable Tostee's barrister Saul Holt QC told the jury that Warriena Wright's behaviour had become increasingly "erratci" on the night she died, saying that both she and Tostee were both "obviously affected by alcohol."

He said a murder and manslaughter charge "just doesn't fit".

He told the court: "These charges just don't make sense."

The trial was adjourned until Tuesday with it expected to run for six days.

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