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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Paralympian takes legal action over social media comments

Stuart Jones photographed in 2014. Picture by Marina Neil

HUNTER Paralympian Stuart Jones is taking defamation action against his former domestic partner over public Facebook comments that labelled him a cheat and a liar, arguing the imputations of the posts were seriously harmful.

The matter in the district court is expected to resume later this month, after it was left part-heard in March when new evidence came to light that prompted both sides to agree to an adjournment.

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