Chris Dawson receives death threats in jail after being found guilty of murdering his wife, court hears
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#634C5)
Dawson's lawyer has told a Sydney court the 74-year-old was seeking special protection after suffering constant threats' since Tuesday's verdict
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Chris Dawson has been threatened in prison and is seeking special protection after being found guilty of his wife Lynette's murder 40 years ago, his lawyer says.
The 74-year-old former teacher and rugby league player faced the NSW supreme court in his prison greens on Thursday after a judge found he had killed his wife and disposed of her body in January 1982 because of an infatuation with the family babysitter.
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