Three men jailed for life for murders of Iuliana Triscaru and Cory Breton in toolbox killings
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Iuliana Triscaru, 31, and Cory Breton, 28, were reported missing in late January 2016.
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Three men who killed two people by locking them inside a toolbox and dumping them in a south-east Queensland dam, have been sentenced to life in prison.
Key points:
The pair were beaten and bound before being forced into a metal box
Nine people have been convicted over the pair s killing
Waylon Walker was also on trial with the men, but was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter and has been sentenced to 12 years in jail.
During the trial, crown prosecutor David Meredith said all of the people involved were dealers and users of drugs.
The court was told the motive stemmed from a photograph of a smiling Daniels captured on CCTV on 22 January, two days before the murders.
The owner of a convenience store who sold burner phones and purchased drugs from Breton asked him where he sourced his drugs and was told “Islanders”. The owner then sent Daniels’ CCTV image to Breton asking if “that was him”.
Breton replied: “Yes, that’s him.”
Daniels became wary when told about the photo and was convinced he was being set up, the court was told.