Sydney man jailed for axe-murder of rival A 79-year-old Sydney man who ran over his former wife's new partner and repeatedly hit him with an axe is likely to die in jail, says sentencing judge AAP · Dec 9, 2022
NSW axe murder was spontaneous, judge told An elderly man who murdered his ex-wife's new partner by running him down and striking him with an axe had no history of violence, a Sydney court has been told. AAP · Nov 25, 2022
Divorced axe killer found guilty of murder An elderly divorcee has been found guilty of murder by a jury after he angrily ran down his ex-wife's new partner and repeatedly hit him with an axe. AAP · Oct 11, 2022
Axe killer jealous and angry, jury told Thanh Tran, jealous of his wife's new partner, spied on him with binoculars before fatally attacking him with an axe, a NSW Supreme Court jury has heard. AAP · Oct 5, 2022
I didn't intend to kill, murder jury told An accused murderer denies he intended to kill a man he repeatedly struck in the head with an axe and says he carried the weapon in case he was attacked. AAP · Oct 4, 2022
Axe victim blamed for divorce, jury told The daughter of an accused axe murderer says her father dubbed his mother's new partner a bad person who had destroyed their family. AAP · Sep 20, 2022
Divorced axe killer raises Pol Pot defence A man will argue his lived experience of a Cambodian dictator's regime led him to lose control when attacking his ex-wife's new partner, NSW jurors have heard. AAP · Sep 19, 2022