Nick Clark
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Sword chopper Cody Sheehan gets eight years' jail
The man who brutally chopped a skull-adorned sword into the leg of Burnie man Bobby James Medcraft, causing his death in March, 2020, was sentenced to a eight-year jail term when he appeared in the Supreme Court in Launceston on Monday. → Read More
Four not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter, jury finds
Verdicts end six-week trial over death of Burnie man. → Read More
Cody Sheehan's state of mind at time of fatal blow critical
Justice Robert Pearce began summing up the case on Tuesday. → Read More
Jury shown video from the mobile phone of accused woman Kelsey Maree Ford
A short video taken from the mobile phone of accused woman Kelsey Maree Ford was played to a Supreme Court jury on Tuesday. → Read More
Witness 'Facebook stalked' a man before before confrontation
The partner of one of the men accused of the murder of Burnie man Bobby Medcraft "Facebook stalked" a man sending messages to Lucas Ford, a Supreme Court jury has heard. → Read More
Jake McDonald gave an eyewitness account of the fatal fight in 2020
Bobby Medcraft was lying face down in a garden bed when a man used a sweeping motion towards... → Read More
Amber Ann Busscher gives evidence in Bobby Medcraft murder trial
Battle axe and knife seen in car boot, Supreme Court told. → Read More
Battle axe taken to fight that ended in Bobby Medcraft's alleged murder
A 60-centimetre Nordic battle axe and a Bowie knife was taken to confront a man, a Supreme Court... → Read More
Wrongful Snapchat message elads to alleged murder of Bobby Medcraft
An Ulverstone man mistyped a name into Snapchat and sent a message which escalated into a fight which led to the alleged murder of Bobby Medcraft, a Supreme Court jury has heard. → Read More
Accused Burnie murderer Lucas Ford yelled death threat, jury told
"He was saying where are you? I'm going to f---ing kill you, you dog." → Read More
Jury sees Burnie crime scene video in Bobby Medcraft murder trial
The trial of five accused murderers continues in Launceston. → Read More
Bobby Medcraft murder trial hears from constable who recovered sword
Sheathed sword was recovered from Suzuki, jury told. → Read More
Opening statements heard in Bobby Medcraft murder trial
Bobby Medcraft, centre, with his grandfather Henry and his mother Leanne. Picture supplied On the second day of a Supreme Court trial, the Crown detailed what it alleges happened in the lead up to the death of Burnie man Bobby Medcraft at Downlands in March 2020. I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30… → Read More
'Atmosphere of foreboding ... before the final confrontation.'
The man accused of wielding the sword that a court was told fatally wounded a Burnie man is claiming to have acted in self defence. → Read More
Prosecutor says Cody Christopher Shane Sheehan wielded the sword
A feud that resulted in the death of a Burnie man started when a Snapchat message was mistakenly sent, a jury has been told. → Read More
Prosecutor says Cody Christopher Shane Sheehan wielded the sword
A feud that resulted in the death of a Burnie man started when a Snapchat message was mistakenly sent, a jury has been told. → Read More
Launceston bail breach man allegedly committed murder in 2021
Gerard was not arrested by the police for breach of bail on January 8. → Read More
Judge rules man used sharp side of hatchet
The 82-year-old was sentenced in the Supreme Court in Launceston. → Read More
Richard Andrew Burke, 82, was angry when housemates wanted to move out
An 82-year-old Zeehan man attacked a mother and daughter with a hatchet after they told him they were going to move out of his house to live on a houseboat, the Supreme Court in Launceston heard. I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers. → Read More
Coroner says Nathaniel Owen Beesley's death occurred in an inherently risky operation
A Coroner has noted that effective use of a new machine could prevent the need for manual scaling, and the associated inherent risk of death, at the Savage River mine in the future. I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers. → Read More