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Canberra woman charged over alleged attempted murder of her parents organised over the dark web
A 26-year-old Canberra woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly arranging and paying for the killing of her parents over the dark web.
Key points:
- The woman was known to her alleged attempted victims, ACT Policing said
- She allegedly agreed to pay $20,000 for the murders over the dark web
- Police said they believe the website is fraudulent, but the woman’s intentions were genuine
ACT Policing said their investigation began in October after they received a report from a journalist based in the United Kingdom, who said they had found evidence a person had paid online for the targeted killing of two people.
Police allege the woman agreed to pay $20,000 for the murders, and had paid $6,000 towards that sum.
They arrested the…
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