Australia, July 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:
1. HIS HONOUR: The accused, Clinton Wrigley, is on trial on four counts. The first is a count of murder, namely, that on or about 23 January 2023, near Nyngan, he murdered Joel Carter (the deceased). The other three counts on the indictment, involve the theft and/or disposal of property that was allegedly taken from the deceased's residence, at about the time of his death.
2. The jury retired to deliberate on its verdicts on Thursday 15 May 2025. On Friday 16 May, I discharged a juror for misconduct and on Monday 19 May, I determined that the trial would continue with a jury of 11. These are my reasons for those determinations.
3. Rele...