Sandy Powell

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Sandy Powell

Claims by two men acquitted of murder that they knew nothing about a violent and deadly assault on a man they were robbing in rural Tasmania three years ago were "obvious lies", a judge has said. Justice Tamara Jago sentenced Dane Ronald Pyke and Blaise Christopher Baddeley for their roles in the home invasion that left 59-year-old Dean Jupp dead on January 23, 2022. Both men were accused of murder, but after a month-long trial they were found not guilty of that charge on March 28.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Sandy Powell

Lisa Wilson, whose 18-year-old son Troy Kenny died in a car crash caused by another teenage driver has this message for young drivers:"Slow down. It's five minutes. Is it worth a life?"Mr Kenny died on June 18, 2023, when a 17-year-old P-plater, who was speeding on a wet night on the Bass Highway at Latrobe, Tasmania, lost control of his car and collided with Mr Kenny's car. The now 19-year-old driver pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Burnie to dangerous driving causing death.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Sandy Powell

The Bob Brown Foundation has launched legal action in the Federal Court challenging changes to environmental laws over the future of salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour. The amended laws are intended to guarantee the future of farmed salmon operations on Tasmania's west coast but have sparked outrage among the Greens. It is not yet clear when the court will consider the application, but the issue will remain central to the federal election campaign.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Sandy Powell

A man accused of a violent murder has said he went to the dead man's rural Tasmanian property with plans to steal an AK-47 assault rifle for protection, as he was being threatened by drug dealers. Dane Ronald Pyke, 28, and Blaise Christopher Baddeley, 35, are on trial in the Supreme Court in Burnie charged with Dean Jupp's murder at his Sprent home on January 23, 2022. Both Mr Baddeley and Mr Pyke have now given evidence in their own defence, after more than two weeks of prosecution evidence.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Sandy Powell

The co-accused in the alleged violent murder of Tasmanian man Dean Jupp has told a court he went to the man's property to help friends steal guns, but denied being involved in the man's death. Blaise Christopher Baddeley gave evidence in his own defence, saying he "didn't want to be rude" when he agreed to help steal guns from Mr Jupp's property in 2022. On Wednesday, Mr Baddeley's co-accused, Dane Ronald Pyke, also began telling the jury his own version of events.