Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Susan Neill-Fraser: Australia: Neill-Fraser murder appeal: Bulletin: Second person to be charged with perverting course of justice. ABC News: (August 14, 2017)..." Last week, 41-year-old Karen Patricia Nancy Keefe appeared in court charged with corrupting a witness and perverting the course of justice. On Monday morning, Tasmania Police said a 57-year-old man from Risdon Vale would also be charged. He was due to appear as a witness at Neill Fraser's last-chance appeal against her conviction for the 2009 murder of her partner Bob Chappell."

 
"A second person is to be charged with perverting the course of justice, in relation to the final appeal of convicted killer Sue Neill-Fraser. Last week, 41-year-old Karen Patricia Nancy Keefe appeared in court charged with corrupting a witness and perverting the course of justice. On Monday morning, Tasmania Police said a 57-year-old man from Risdon Vale would also be charged. He was due to appear as a witness at Neill Fraser's last-chance appeal against her conviction for the 2009 murder of her partner Bob Chappell.........Susan Neill-Fraser, 62, is currently serving a 23-year jail term for the murder of Mr Chappell on board their yacht Four Winds, moored off Sandy Bay in January 2009.
After a number of attempts to prove her innocence, Neill-Fraser has another chance at freedom due to right-to-appeal legislation passed by the Tasmanian Parliament in 2015. Those laws mean Neill Fraser's legal team must convince the court there is "fresh and compelling evidence", in order to win the right to another appeal."
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-14/second-person-charged-over-neil-fraser-murder-appeal/8803738?pfmredir=sm

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy; Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.