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Zack Mavin not criminally responsible for 2020 Shortland murder of Robert Palmer

A judge-only trial has found Zack Mavin, 26, not criminally responsible of murder. (Facebook)

A Supreme Court justice has found a murder charge against a knife-wielding chemical bomber was proved, but the killer was not criminally responsible.

Zack Mavin, 26, stood trial in the Supreme Court for armed robbery and the murder of 54-year-old Robert "Bobby" Palmer in the Newcastle suburb of Shortland, New South Wales, in December 2020.

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