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Tracey Bridgewater walks free as manslaughter charge over fatal stabbing dropped during retrial
A Perth woman who was accused of the manslaughter of her partner during a violent altercation at their home has walked free from the Supreme Court after prosecutors dropped the case midway through her second trial.
Key points:
- Nicholas Joseph died after being fatally stabbed by Tracey Bridgewater
- She says she was acting to protect herself and her parents
- Prosecutors did not hold any reasonable prospects of a conviction
Tracey Elizabeth Bridgewater, 42, first stood trial in January last year on a charge of unlawfully killing Nicholas Josephs, who was fatally stabbed at their house in Hamilton Hill in September 2018.
He was wounded in the chest during a violent argument which included him throwing Ms Bridgewater across a room, throwing her…
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