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court reporter Kristian Silva

Rebecca Payne faces pre-sentence hearing for murdering her husband with drug-laced biscuits at Walpeup

Noel Payne died at Walpeup in Victoria's north-west in September, 2020. (Supplied: Facebook)

A woman who murdered her abusive husband by feeding him drug-laced biscuits deserves to be shown mercy because he committed "unspeakable acts of family violence", her lawyer has told the Supreme Court.

Lawyers for Rebecca Payne say she was physically assaulted and emotionally controlled for years by her husband Noel, who forced her to tattoo his name all over her body.

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