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Rebecca Payne sentenced to 16 years' jail for murdering husband with drug-laced biscuits

A Supreme Court justice concludes Rebecca Payne suffered more than a decade of "abhorrent" abuse from her husband but there was "no legal justification" for the killing.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

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

A court has heard Walpeup man Noel Payne was violent and abusive towards his wife and another woman who lived at his property before he was murdered in 2020. His wife Rebecca Payne is to be sentenced for his murder.

ABC News · May 22, 2023

Mercy plea after woman killed violent, abusive husband

A Victorian woman subjected to reprehensible violence at the hands of the husband she later killed should be shown mercy, her lawyer has argued.

AAP · May 22, 2023

Supreme Court murder trial of woman whose drugged spouse was found in freezer underway

Rebecca Payne, whose partner's body was found in a freezer in 2020, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is being tried for murder in the Victorian Supreme Court.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Wife fed husband laced biscuits, stuffed him in freezer

A woman has faced the first day of a murder trial where prosecutors allege she drugged her husband, wrapped him in a blanket and stuffed him into a freezer.

AAP · Feb 21, 2023