Chris Dawson loses appeal against conviction for murdering wife more than 40 years ago

Dawson’s lawyers had argued in the NSW court of criminal appeal that the 2022 verdict was unreasonable

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Chris Dawson has lost his appeal against his 2022 conviction for murdering his wife more than 40 years ago.

A panel of judges in the New South Wales court of criminal appeal delivered their ruling on Thursday after Dawson’s lawyers earlier argued that the guilty verdict against him was unreasonable.

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