Chris Dawson will stand trial for the murder of his wife Lynette after Australia’s highest court dismissed an application for the matter to be struck out.
The former professional rugby league player is accused of killing his wife Lynette 40 years ago following her 1982 disappearance from Sydney.
A last-ditch effort by his lawyers to have the case permanently halted was dismissed by the High Court on Friday.
Dawson, 73, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife.
