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Chris Dawson likely to die in jail over wife’s murder

Miklos Bolza

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More than 40 years after killing his wife Lynette and disposing of her body, former Sydney schoolteacher Chris Dawson will now spend at least 18 years in jail.

On Friday, Justice Ian Harrison delivered a maximum sentence of 24 years in the NSW Supreme Court, noting the 74-year-old would likely die behind bars after being found guilty of murder in August.

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