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Chris Dawson sentenced to 24 years in prison for murdering his wife Lynette

Former Sydney schoolteacher Chris Dawson will "probably die in jail", after being sentenced to a maximum 24 years in prison for murdering his first wife Lynette in 1982. 

The 74-year-old has been in custody since he was found guilty in August, following a judge-only trial in the NSW Supreme Court.

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