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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

Smith cleared of baby murder: one thing certain in child's tragic death

Jie William Smith.

WE may never know exactly what led to the tragic death of a six-month-old baby in New Lambton in 2019. But on Tuesday, a Newcastle Supreme Court jury made one thing certain; he was not murdered by Jie William Smith.

Smith, now 31, was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter over the death of the boy at his unit in Fairfield Avenue in the early hours of February 9.

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