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Rex Martinich

Man refused appeal over fatal strike with rifle butt

Ethan Maurice McPherson fatally struck a man in the head with the butt of a rifle. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A man who was jailed for fatally striking a father-of-two with a rifle butt has been denied leave to appeal his sentence.

Ethan Maurice McPherson pleaded guilty in April 2023 to unlawful striking leading to the death of David Murphy at Springfield Lakes, southwest of Brisbane.

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