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Joshua Higgins found guilty of manslaughter in ACT Supreme Court over stabbing death of Jae-Ho Oh
Canberra man Joshua Higgins has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Jae-Ho Oh, who was stabbed to death in his home in Canberra’s north in 2019, but not guilty of the more serious crime of murder.
Key points:
- Higgins testified in court that he never meant to kill Mr Oh
- He claimed he was acting in self-defence, after waking to find Mr Oh on top of him
- Higgins will be sentenced later this year
Higgins never denied stabbing his friend, but argued throughout his trial that he had acted in self defence after he woke to find Mr Oh on top of him, with his pants pulled down.
Defence claimed Higgins’s actions were driven by PTSD
The trial heard Higgins’s life had been unravelling at the time of the crime.
He was estranged from his wife and was…
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