Convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser can now speak to media after restrictive parole condition removed
Sue Neill-Fraser, convicted of murdering her partner in 2009, can now claim innocence in media after a Tasmanian court challenge led to the removal of a restrictive parole condition.
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Sue Neill-Fraser was convicted of murdering her partner in 2009 and served 13 years before her 2022 parole.
The Human Rights Law Centre says a restrictive parole condition stopping Sue Neill-Fraser from claiming innocence in the media has been removed after a court challenge.
Neill-Fraser was found guilty of murdering her partner Bob Chappell on their yacht in Hobart in 2009. She served 13 years in jail and was released on parole in 2022.
The Parole Board would not confirm the removal of the condition. The case returns to the Supreme Court on Monday.
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