Murdaugh's attorneys argued Wednesday before the South Carolina Supreme Court, asking the justices to overturn the two murder convictions and life sentence Murdaugh is serving for the shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, outside their home in June 2021. The defense argues the trial judge made rulings that prevented a fair trial, such as allowing in evidence of Murdaugh stealing from clients that had nothing to do with the killings but biased jurors against him.
A man has been found guilty of murdering his former partner's sister and her three children in a house fire in Bradford. Sharaz Ali, 40, was convicted at Doncaster Crown Court of murdering Bryonie Gawith and her children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and Aubree Birtle, 22 months. He was also convicted of attempting to murder his former partner, Bryonie's sister Antonia Gawith.
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard. Patterson's barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. On 8 September, Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years for the murders of Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson.
