Man wins retrial over womanâs murder The Court of Appeal has ruled a man should not have been convicted of the murder of a Brisbane woman, and ordered a retrial.
Crime by Kay Dibben
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Subscriber only A man who has been serving a life sentence for the murder of a Brisbane mother in 2014 has been granted a retrial, after a successful appeal. Jacob Michael Smith was found guilty by a jury in April 2018 of the murder of a woman, 34, at Norman Park in August 2014. Smith also had been on trial at the same time for the rape, attempted rape and assault occasioning bodily harm of a girl, 12, and stealing, allegedly committed after the murder.
Man wins retrial over womanâs murder The Court of Appeal has ruled a man should not have been convicted of the murder of a Brisbane woman, and ordered a retrial.
Crime by Kay Dibben
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Subscriber only A man who has been serving a life sentence for the murder of a Brisbane mother in 2014 has been granted a retrial, after a successful appeal. Jacob Michael Smith was found guilty by a jury in April 2018 of the murder of a woman, 34, at Norman Park in August 2014. Smith also had been on trial at the same time for the rape, attempted rape and assault occasioning bodily harm of a girl, 12, and stealing, allegedly committed after the murder.