Shock claim about brutal murder of Qld inventor

Hamburg-born inventor Hugo Benscher, 89, was found dead in 1992 but police only charged Philip Michael Stearman with his murder after a breakthrough in the cold case last year.Mr Stearman, 62, is due to face a committal hearing but claims of Mr Benscher’s death being an “inside job” and his troubled relationships with housekeepers were aired at the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.Mr Benscher’s body was found in his canal-front home in Paradise Point on June 21, 1992. He had been bound…



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