Coroner rules missing man’s death caused by wife’s jilted lover
A Tasmanian coroner has declared a missing Bridport man dead more than 55 years after his disappearance, likely at the hand of his wife’s jilted lover.
Police & Courts Tasmania
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Thursday, May 30
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 30.
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Wednesday, May 29
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 29.
Shyanne-Lee Tatnell’s dad back in court over unrelated serious crime
The father of Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, a 14-year-old Tasmanian girl allegedly murdered by a man in his 30s last year, has appeared in court over a serious, unrelated crime. What the court heard >
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