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Matthew Spinks found guilty of Valentine’s Day shooting murder of Nathan Costello
A New South Wales Supreme Court jury has found Matthew Spinks guilty of the drive-by shooting murder of Nathan Costello in Wollongong on Valentine’s Day in 2018.
Key points:
- The prosecution had argued the shooting was an act of revenge for a violent home invasion
- It took the jury four days to reach a verdict
- Spinks will be sentenced in May
The jury of seven women and five men took four days to reach its 11-1 majority verdict.
Mr Costello was standing behind his car on the verge outside a house in Unanderra when Spinks drove past in a stolen SUV and fired a shotgun at him.
The cartridges shattered the car’s back window, with the pellets from one round leaving more than 90 holes in Mr Costello’s face, neck, chest and shoulder.
The court heard the…
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