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Rex Martinich

UNBELIEVABLE: Body in esky killer wins appeal over missing bones | History Defined

A man convicted of torture and manslaughter can apply for parole after an appeal court ruling. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

A man imprisoned for torture and manslaughter is eligible for early release after the Court of Appeal ruled he could not comply with Queensland's "no body no parole" law.

Matthew Leslie Armitage was convicted, along with his father Stephen John Armitage and a third man, William Francis Dean, of the torture and manslaughter of Gold Coast man Shaun Barker and interfering with his corpse.

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