Tag: Newcastle Supreme Court

Joshua Smith has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for the manslaughter of love rival Ewan Sams, driving into him in his own backyard.

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.

Joshua Smith slammed his foot on the accelerator of his 4WD, crushing love rival Ewan Sams against the backyard garage of his home and causing fatal injuries.

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.

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.

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.

Shaun Garry Johnson has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but is standing trial for the stabbing murder of a mate at a Boxing Day barbecue in Newcastle.