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Lynette Dawson was scared of her husband and had a huge, horrible black eye years before she vanished, a co-worker and "astral traveller" has said.

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Custody battle behind 'slurs' Chris Dawson was involved in his first wife's disappearance, court hears

Chris Dawson told police in a video interview the timing of allegations about his wife's disappearance came as he was facing a "nasty" custody battle with a woman known as JC, Sydney's Supreme Court hears.

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Sydney news: Merna Kasha, 19, has been missing for a month as police appeal for information

MORNING BRIEFING: Police are appealing for the public's help in locating a missing teenager from Sydney's west, who has not been seen for a month.

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Chris Dawson 'very flirtatious' with schoolgirl he would later marry, court hears

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson was "very flirtatious" and "very vain" while interacting with a schoolgirl he would later marry, a close friend of the woman has told a court.

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Plan to give police enhanced search powers at WA borders to foil drug importations

A plan to mimic unprecedented powers granted to police during the pandemic to give officers more authority to search arrivals in an effort to foil drug importations sparks human rights and privacy concerns.

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Lynette Dawson found 16yo babysitter naked in family pool, murder trial told

Chris Dawson's murder trial is told that, in the year before his wife Lynette went missing, she came home and found the family's 16-year-old babysitter naked in the pool.

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Court told of Dawson's poolside attack

Chris Dawson attacked his wife beside his Bayview, Sydney, home's pool and held her face in the mud, a court has been told.

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Chris Dawson allegedly threatened to 'get rid' of wife shortly before she disappeared, court told

A former colleague tells a Sydney court Lynette Dawson came to work with bruises on her neck after attending a marriage counselling session with her husband Chris, who is accused of murdering her.

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Murder trial told Chris Dawson arranged to forge wife's signature on life insurance policy

A Sydney court hears evidence accused murderer Chris Dawson arranged for his wife Lynette's signature to be forged on life insurance paperwork after she disappeared.

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Babysitter 'wanted Lyn Dawson to return'

Murder trial witness JC, who claimed Chris Dawson had treated her like a sex slave, said she moved into his home because she felt she had nowhere else to go.

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Babysitter tells murder trial Chris Dawson treated her like a 'sex slave'

A babysitter who worked for Chris Dawson tells a murder trial the former school teacher made her fear for her life and treated her like a "sex slave" after his wife Lynette vanished 40 years ago.

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Dawson's ex-student says he groomed her

A former student of Chris Dawson has told his murder trial that he groomed and abused her before the pair entered into an affair.

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Chris Dawson's 16yo babysitter tells court how relationship with accused murderer started

Chris Dawson's former family babysitter tells a murder trial the former rugby league player used to give his wife alcoholic drinks so she would sleep while he cheated on her.

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Dawson called student 'petal', court hears

A court has heard how Chris Dawson called a student at his former high school "petal" and that he wooed her with secret love letters left in her schoolbag.

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Lynette Dawson complained about husband's anger before she vanished, court told

The murder trial of former school teacher Chris Dawson hears claims his wife Lynette wanted him to seek professional help to deal with the anger he had towards her.

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Wife 'cowered' by Dawson, trial told

Chris Dawson's murder trial has heard evidence from his former sister-in-law who says Lynette Dawson was in great distress before she vanished in 1982

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Neighbour tells court she saw Chris Dawson 'scream' at wife Lynette shortly before she went missing

A woman who lived next door at the time Lynette Dawson went missing says she witnessed the woman's husband, Chris Dawson, "towering over" his wife during a heated argument shortly before she vanished.

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Dawson 'a failed husband, but no killer'

Trial of Chris Dawson, who is accused of murdering his wife who disappeared in 1982 - non-pubs apply - expected to last four-five weeks.

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Neighbour first to testify in Dawson trial

A trial of former teacher Chris Dawson, accused of murdering his wife Lynette in 1982, is due to hear evidence from a neighbour and her sister next week.

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Man accused of killing wife after becoming infatuated with 16-year-old pupil

Former professional rugby player Chris Dawson has appeared in court accused of killing his first wife Lynette 40 years ago. He has always denied that he killed her

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Chris Dawson asked about finding hitman to 'get rid' of wife Lynette, court told

Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson asked someone with criminal connections if they knew anyone who could "get rid of his wife" so he could have a relationship with a student, a court hears.

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Sydney news: Special taskforce investigates claims campaign posters of Independent candidates being tampered with

MORNING BRIEFING: The Australian Electoral Commission says a special taskforce will investigate allegations that the campaign posters of some Independent candidates are being tampered with in breach of electoral laws.

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Chris Dawson to face judge-alone trial over alleged murder of his wife Lynette

Former rugby league player Chris Dawson's trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette is set to proceed without a jury next week.

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No jury for ex-teacher's wife murder trial

Chris Dawson, who is accused of murdering his wife who disappeared in 1982, will be tried by a judge alone in Sydney because of pre-trial publicity.

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