manslaughter Archives

Newcastle love triangle killer has 20-year jail sentence tossed

News AAP - October 11, 2025

A jury was wrong to convict a man for murdering a carpenter over a love triangle where both believed they were the father of a baby, an appeal court has found.

Man charged with manslaughter following Cardiff assault

News Rod Thompson - September 26, 2025

Lake Macquarie detectives have charged a 48-year-old man with manslaughter following a lengthy investigation under Strike Force Lagrange.

Man charged with manslaughter after death of Brazilian diver at Newcastle

News Nicole Somerville - September 28, 2022

Detectives have laid additional charges following the death of a diver, and alleged importation of more than $20 million of cocaine, in Newcastle earlier this year.

Man ‘sorry’ for killing love rival at Cessnock

News AAP - February 24, 2022

Joshua Walker Smith has told a NSW court he was sorry for the pain and suffering he had caused the family of a man he fatally crushed with his 4WD.

Man admits Cessnock backyard killing in 4WD

News AAP - February 21, 2022

Prosecutors have accepted Joshua Walker Smith's guilty plea to manslaughter after he was accused of murdering his victim by running him down in his backyard.

‘Good bloke’ Jamie Cust stabbed friend 49 times

News AAP - November 24, 2021

It was out of character for abattoir worker Jamie Cust to stab a colleague 49 times, his stepsister and stepfather said before his sentencing for manslaughter.

Body modifier found guilty of manslaughter

News AAP - November 16, 2021

NSW body modifier Brendan Russell has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a 30-year-old woman who died after her hand became grossly infected.

Newcastle Boxing Day barbecue killing ‘not murder’

News AAP - November 4, 2021

A NSW Supreme Court judge has found Shaun Johnson not guilty of murdering a mate at a Boxing Day barbecue in Newcastle, saying the key prosecution witness wasn't credible.

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