General
Key witness in Susan Neill-Fraser murder appeal recants evidence
The key witness in the appeal of Susan Neill-Fraser has been relieved of giving further evidence after the convicted murderer’s lawyers conceded her evidence “cannot support the notion of fresh and compelling evidence”.
Key points:
- Susan Neill-Fraser is serving a 23-year sentence for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell
- Aged 15 and homeless at the time of Mr Chappell’s murder, Meaghan Vass’s DNA was found on the yacht
- During cross-examination today, Ms Vass began to recant her story
Neill-Fraser is serving a 23-year sentence for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell aboard his yacht on the River Derwent off Sandy Bay in 2009.
In 2019 she was granted leave to appeal after a Supreme Court judge found she had fresh and compelling evidence.
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