Robert Xie loses appeal against convictions over brutal Lin family murders
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Robert Xie s appeal against his five murder convictions has been dismissed in the NSW Court of Appeal.
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Former doctor Robert Xie has lost an appeal against his convictions for violently murdering five members of his family in their Sydney home.
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Three of his grounds of appeal involved DNA evidence found in his garage
Xie, who appeared via video from jail, put his head in his hands when the decision was handed down
After four trials, a jury found Xie guilty of bashing his newsagent brother-in-law Norman Lin, Mr Lin s wife Lily, their sons Henry, 12, and Terry 9, and Lily s sister Irene, to death while they slept in their beds at North Epping in 2009.
Robert Xie convictions for Lin family murders upheld by appeal court
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Robert Xie, who was jailed for life for the brutal murders of five members of his extended family in Sydney’s north-west, has lost his bid to overturn his convictions in the Court of Criminal Appeal.
Xie, 57, was found guilty in 2017 of murdering his brother-in-law Min “Norman” Lin, 45, Mr Lin’s wife Yun Li “Lily” Lin, 43, her sister Yun Bin “Irene” Lin, 39, and the Lins’ two sons, Henry, 12, and Terry, 9.
Robert Xie pictured in 2016.
Robert Xie lost his appeal against his murder convictions and will die in prison
Killed five family members in their Sydney home including two young children
Murdered three adults and two children with a hammer-like object in 2009
NSW Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed his conviction challenges on Monday
Xie, 57, will spend the rest of his life behind bars as his wife claims he s innocent
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