BREAKING: Chris Dawson has been found guilty of murder over the 40-year-old disappearance of his wife Lynette. 7NEWS at 6pm | 7NEWS
Chris Dawson has been found guilty of murder over the 40-year-old disappearance of his wife Lynette.
On Tuesday, NSW Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison handed down his verdict after seven weeks of considering witness testimony and submissions in the two-month long murder trial.Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on“I am left in no doubt. I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the only rational inference Lynette Dawson died on or about 8 January 1982 as a result of a conscious or voluntary act committed by Christopher Dawson,” the judge said.
Earlier in the NSW Supreme Court, Justice Harrison rejected the possibility Lynette abandoned her husband and children to vanish without a trace. He also dismissed claims Lynette had been seen alive after January 1982 or that she had contacted her husband. Aged 33, Lynette Dawson vanished without a trace in early 1982 leaving behind her two daughters. Her body has never been found.The 74-year-old husband was accused of murdering his wife and disposing of her body in January 1982, so he could have an unfettered relationship with his then teenage babysitter, known only as JC.According to evidence given at trial, JC moved into the Dawson home within days of the disappearance.
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