A jury finds Emil 'Bill' Petrov guilty of the violent murder of Cindy Crossthwaite in her Melton South home in Melbourne's north-west in 2007.
Emil Petrov arrives at the Supreme Court , where he is facing trial over the death of his former wife Cindy Crossthwaite .Emil "Bill" Petrov has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife, Cindy Crossthwaite , in Melbourne 's north-west in 2007.
Petrov, who had been living in the community on bail, looked towards his distraught girlfriend, who had supported him in court during the trial. The pair kissed and hugged before he was handcuffed and taken into custody.Supplied: Victoria PoliceMs Crossthwaite's body was discovered inside her Andrew Street home in Melton South on June 20, 2007.Petrov had always maintained his innocence, but one of his oldest friends swore under oath he was guilty.
The second trial never went ahead, because Mr O'Shea made a deal with prosecutors to testify in exchange for his charges being dropped.The witness admitted he had previously denied sourcing the gun but swore under oath the testimony in Petrov's trial was true. At the time, the pair were in the middle of bitter court battles over custody of their children and the ownership of several properties.
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