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What happened at Susan Neill-Fraser’s appeal against her conviction for murdering her partner Bob Chappell?
A case that first made headlines in 2009 returned to court this week as a Hobart grandmother continued her fight for freedom.
Key points:
- Susan Neill-Fraser was convicted in 2010 for the murder of her partner, Bob Chappell, on Australia Day, 2009
- A law change in 2015 has given her another chance to appeal against the conviction
- Tasmania’s Court of Criminal Appeal will decide whether she has “fresh and compelling” evidence casting doubt on the conviction
Susan Blyth Neill-Fraser is serving a 23-year sentence for murdering her partner, Bob Chappell, 65, on board their yacht, the Four Winds, moored off Sandy Bay on Australia Day 2009.
Mr Chappell’s body has never been found. Nor has the murder weapon.
Then chief justice Ewan Crawford was one of…
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