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Court finds man who killed associate after argument over Nazi-era pistols acted in self-defence
A Victorian man who killed an associate after an argument over Nazi-era guns and ammunition has been found not guilty of murder after a court found he acted in self-defence.
Key points:
- Supreme Court Justice Michael Croucher said Jarrod Frank “could not be convicted of anything other than self-defence”
- He said it was reasonable for Mr Frank to have believed he had to stab Scott Bury to avoid being stabbed himself
- The two men had argued over the type of ammunition used in German military pistols during World War II
Jarrod Frank, 43, fatally stabbed Scott Bury in Bendigo in 2018 after the pair quibbled over the type of ammunition used in German military pistols used in World War II.
After the two men, who had met outside a Cash Converters,…
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