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Murder in Murrumbateman: how a 23-year marriage ended in tragedy

Dale Vella was acting strangely at dinner. No one knew what she was about to do.

The Canberra Times · Jul 15, 2023

Struggle to understand woman's murder of husband

Her daughter, her barrister, and the judge who will sentence her are all struggling to understand why Dale Vella shot her husband through the eye as he slept.

AAP · Jul 5, 2023

Murrumbateman woman Dale Vella found guilty of murdering her husband as he slept

Throughout her trial 54-year-old Dale Vella repeatedly told the NSW Supreme Court she loved her husband and had no memory of shooting him.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

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Woman deserves Oscar if she's a murderer, lawyer says

A barrister urging jurors to find a woman who shot her husband as he slept guilty of manslaughter, rather than murder, says she was "deeply, deeply depressed".

AAP · Apr 20, 2023

NSW Supreme Court played emotional video Murrumbateman woman made on day she allegedly fatally shot her husband

The NSW Supreme Court hears 54-year-old Dale Vella's marriage was a difficult one in which she suffered frequent verbal abuse.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

'Walking on eggshells all my life': Killer alleges emotionally abusive marriage

Dale Lee Vella, 54, broke down in tears multiple times as she gave evidence before a NSW Supreme Court jury on Tuesday.

The Canberra Times · Apr 18, 2023

'I've shot him,' woman tells slain husband's friend

A NSW couple's daughter initially thought it was a prank when her father's long-time friend said her mother had just shot him, a court has been told.

AAP · Apr 12, 2023

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'He can't hurt us anymore': Woman admits shooting sleeping husband

Dale Vella, who denies murder, offered to plead guilty to manslaughter.

The Canberra Times · Apr 11, 2023

Woman 'destroyed' before husband shot dead in sleep

A woman who shot her husband in the eye with a shotgun while he slept had a substantial mental impairment brought on by his "incessant" abuse, her lawyer says.

AAP · Apr 11, 2023

Hoare dedicates 1500 gold to his pop

Ollie Hoare has dedicated his epic Commonwealth Games 1500m triumph to his grandfather, who passed away a week ago.

AAP · Aug 6, 2022

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