GUILTY Australia - Bruce Saunders, 54, fed into woodchipper, Gympie, Qld, 12 Nov 2017 *arrests in 2021*

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Woman allegedly asked two lovers to kill ex

A woman charged with the murder of her ex-partner had allegedly repeatedly asked her two lovers to do the killing, a court has heard.

au.lifestyle.yahoo.com

It looks like the trial is still going on.


Wed, 11 October 2023

 

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Former lover of woman on trial for murder tells court he helped put victim's body through woodchipper

Peter Koenig took the stand today to give evidence in the second day of the trial of Sharon Graham. WARNING: This story contains content that readers may find distressing.

www.abc.net.au

 

[LadyL]

It is known for sure if the victim alive when pushed into the woodchipper?

ETA: Looks like he probably was, but I didn't know if an autopsy was even possible to confirm due to state of body.

"Mr Cummings told the jurors they would hear from Peter John Koenig, who would tell them he was the only person to see Roser hit Mr Saunders from behind with a 40-millimetre metal pipe and then repeatedly strike the victim's head while he was on the ground.

"Mr Cummings said Mr Koenig would say he joined Roser in carrying Mr Saunders' lifeless body to a large woodchipper and partially lower his body into the machinery to make it look like he had a fatal accident while clearing trees to help a recent widow sell her land."

but this says he was lifeless

 

[scriabina]

but this says he was lifeless

Yes, based on an eyewitness. Could be hard to tell if just unconscious or actually deceased. I was wondering if they were able to confirm this. Probably no way to do so considering the woodchipper likely destroyed the body.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Yes, based on an eyewitness. Could be hard to tell if just unconscious or actually deceased. I was wondering if they were able to confirm this. Probably no way to do so considering the woodchipper likely destroyed the body.

Hopefully poor Bruce wasn't still alive and came to as they put him in the machine.

Did they even check that he had a pulse or check if he was breathing.

 

[LadyL]

Yes, based on an eyewitness. Could be hard to tell if just unconscious or actually deceased. I was wondering if they were able to confirm this. Probably no way to do so considering the woodchipper likely destroyed the body.

we can only hope he was already deceased

 

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Woodchipper murder plotters acquired larger unit to carry out plan, court told

Trial in Brisbane of Sharon Graham hears that a bigger machine was found to carry out the killing of her ex-partner, Bruce Saunders

www.theguardian.com

 

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Such a terrible crime, committed for financial gain, by apparently normal people. Scary

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I haven't seen it mentioned, so unlikely that he was wearing a FitBit.

I suppose no cameras around in the area where they were cutting the trees down.

 

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Men blamed woodchipper death on 'reckless' victim

A woman accused of murder denies she asked two men to kill her former partner whose body was fed into a woodchipper, a court has heard.

au.news.yahoo.com

 

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Men blamed woodchipper death on 'reckless' victim

A woman accused of murder denies she asked two men to kill her former partner whose body was fed into a woodchipper, a court has heard.

au.news.yahoo.com

The story just gets worse! Imagine sleeping in the victim's bed, with the man who murdered him..

 

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https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/courts-law/industrial-accident-woodchipper-murderaccuseds-alleged-claim-to-life-insurance-provider/news-story/93a471876b60d9de4b3ddf8d72b06ed3

‘Industrial accident’: Woodchipper murder-accused’s alleged claim to life insurance provider​

 

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https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/courts-law/like-dead-kangaroos-womans-exlover-recalls-grisly-woodchipper-death-scene-at-murder-trial/news-story/f5cbe0e8f62f9acae788adee450260ba

‘Like dead kangaroos’: Woman’s ex-lover recalls grisly woodchipper death scene at murder trial​

Behind a paywall, I think. Posting it here for those who subscribe/

 

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https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/courts-law/not-telling-the-same-woman-charged-with-woodchipper-murder-allegedly-caught-chastising-men-over-shared-stories/news-story/30082f4f598e57d4a5c84d1025c96240

Woman charged with woodchipper murder allegedly caught chastising men over shared stories​

 

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Hidden police recordings aired in trial of woman whose ex-partner was fed through woodchipper

Secret conversations captured on hidden police recording devices inside the home of Sharon Graham have been played to a jury.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Woman accused of counselling boyfriend to murder her ex near Gympie chose the 'bad boy' of her two lovers, court hears

Sharon Graham, 61, has pleaded not guilty to murdering 54-year-old Bruce Saunders near Gympie in November 2017.

www.abc.net.au

A woman accused of counselling her boyfriend to murder her ex-partner and feed his body through a woodchipper chose the "bad boy" of her two lovers, a court has heard.

 

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Woman guilty of woodchipper murder’s evil request to family

A murderer who orchestrated her ex-partner’s grisly death in a woodchipper then made a shocking request to the slain man’s son, a court has been told.

au.news.yahoo.com

Cheers and shouts erupted from the courtroom after Sharon Graham was found guilty of murdering Bruce Saunders in an “almost Shakespearean” plot in November 2017.

She has been sentenced to life in prison, with a judge describing her as displaying “deep-seated psychopathy” for the grisly crime.

Mr Saunders’ son, Blake, wiped tears and sobbed after the jury handed down their verdict on Friday.

 

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'Despicable human': Woman who counselled lover to murder ex-boyfriend sentenced to life

A Supreme Court jury found Sharon Graham guilty of counselling her lover to kill her ex-partner Bruce Saunders. Mr Saunders' body was fed into a woodchipper on a property near Gympie in 2017.

www.abc.net.au

Sharon Graham, who counselled her lover to kill her ex and feed his body into a woodchipper, found guilty of murder​

 

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Woman found guilty over woodchipper murder of ex-partner in Queensland

Brisbane supreme court finds Sharon Graham, 63, was architect of plot to kill Bruce Saunders for insurance money

www.theguardian.com

 

[TootsieFootsie]

This is a very well written article.

The sinister web of sex and deception that led to a gruesome murder

Sharon Graham has been found guilty of masterminding the so-called 'woodchipper murder' of the mild-mannered Bruce Saunders — a cash-poor but asset-rich man deemed to be worth more dead than alive.

www.abc.net.au