6 people charged for murder last month

6 people charged for murder last month

By Naveel Krishant
Wednesday 03/05/2023
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6 people were charged with 2 counts of murder last month.

According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, four men were charged with the murder of a 61-year-old man.

The accused persons were also charged with the aggravated robbery of $10,493.20 worth of assorted items from the man’s mini-mart.

One of the accused person’s was also charged for escaping lawful custody.

In another incident, a 29-year-old man and a 26-year-old man were charged with the murder of a 65-year-old man.

There were 46 people charged with a total of 55 counts of separate incidents in April.

The DPP says of the 46 accused persons, five were juveniles and one was a police officer. The juveniles were charged with aggravated burglary and theft offences.

A 42-year-old police officer was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm to his 36-year-old de-facto partner while in another incident, a 26-year-old man was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm to his 26-year-old wife.

There was one incident where a 66-year-old man was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm to a 30-year-old woman, however, this matter was discontinued after the death of the accused person.

A 63-year-old man was charged with an act with intent to cause grievous harm to his 32-year-old nephew while in another incident, a 22-year-old woman was charged with an act with intent to cause grievous harm to her 30-year-old de-facto partner.

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