General
Robert Xie loses appeal against convictions over ‘brutal’ Lin family murders
Former doctor Robert Xie has lost an appeal against his convictions for violently murdering five members of his family in their Sydney home.
Key points:
- Robert Xie is serving five life sentences over the 2009 murders
- Three of his grounds of appeal involved DNA evidence found in his garage
- Xie, who appeared via video from jail, put his head in his hands when the decision was handed down
After four trials, a jury found Xie guilty of bashing his newsagent brother-in-law Norman Lin, Mr Lin’s wife Lily, their sons Henry, 12, and Terry 9, and Lily’s sister Irene, to death while they slept in their beds at North Epping in 2009.
Xie, a former ear-nose-and-throat surgeon who moved to Australia from China, was given five life sentences without parole.
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News23 hours agoCar seller thrown from balcony requires spinal surgery after Facebook Marketplace ambush in Queensland
-
General23 hours agoHiker found dead after brown bear attack on trail in northern Japan, officials say
-
General23 hours agoClashes with police in Melbourne’s CBD as Women Will Speak rally held at state parliament
-
General20 hours agoMan charged with murder over death of Elmars Kalejs, who was found unconscious in Perth car park