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Tamworth trial for Stephen George Russell abandoned minutes before start, accused of deadly 2019 crash near Walcha

Breanna Chillingworth
Updated June 4 2021 - 1:03am, first published December 10 2020 - 5:30am
Trial vacated: Stephen George Russell was due to face a trial in Tamworth District Court on Wednesday before it was unexpectedly abandoned. Photo: File
Trial vacated: Stephen George Russell was due to face a trial in Tamworth District Court on Wednesday before it was unexpectedly abandoned. Photo: File

THE trial for a Tamworth man charged with causing the death of his wife and son in a car crash has been abruptly abandoned minutes before it was due to start.

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Breanna Chillingworth

Breanna Chillingworth

Deputy Editor and Court Reporter

Northern Daily Leader Senior Crime and Court Reporter

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