Murderer Lachlan Young also facing rape, witness intimidation charges
The man who murdered Ballarat woman Hannah McGuire is also facing rape, intimidation and witness harassment charges, the Herald Sun can reveal.
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The man who murdered Ballarat woman Hannah McGuire is also facing rape, intimidation and witness harassment charges, the Herald Sun can reveal.
The media was barred from reporting Lachlan Young’s other criminal matters until a verdict was reached in his murder trial or he pleaded guilty to Ms McGuire’s murder.
On Friday, in a shock twist, Young changed his plea to guilty part-way through the murder trial.
He had pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder, claiming his former partner’s death was unplanned and spontaneous.
Young is due to face trial in the County Court for one count of rape in November.
He is separately charged with six counts of intimidation and witness harassment, which the Herald Sun understands relates to witnesses in his murder trial.
He will face those charges in Ballarat Magistrates’ Court next month.
Originally published as Murderer Lachlan Young also facing rape, witness intimidation charges
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