Sydney labourer stabbed 53 times in 1976 was likely the victim of a gay hate crime, inquiry told

Barry Jones died at the grandstand in Five Dock, Sydney, nearly 50 years ago

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A man stabbed 53 times in a frenzied attack was likely the victim of a gay hate killing, an inquiry has heard.

Barry Jones died sometime after 10pm at the grandstand in Five Dock Park in inner-city Sydney on September 26, 1976.

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