Article 5ETDJ Key witness in Susan Neill-Fraser’s murder conviction appeal recants her evidence

Key witness in Susan Neill-Fraser’s murder conviction appeal recants her evidence

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A day after telling a Hobart court she was onboard the couple's yacht the night of the killing, Meaghan Vass now says she wasn't there

Susan Neill-Fraser's legal team has abandoned the evidence of key witness Meaghan Vass in its bid to overturn her murder conviction in Tasmania's court of appeal.

Neill-Fraser is serving 23 years' jail for murdering her partner, Bob Chappell, who disappeared off the couple's yacht on Australia Day 2009.

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