Murder in Murrumbateman: how a 23-year marriage ended in tragedy Dale Vella was acting strangely at dinner. No one knew what she was about to do. The Canberra Times · Jul 15, 2023
Why wife 'violently ended' husband's life may never be known Dale Vella was on Friday sentenced to a lengthy term for shooting her husband. The Canberra Times · Jul 14, 2023
Wife sentenced for 'beloved' husband's murder Dale Lee Vella has been sentenced to 24 years behind bars for the murder of her husband while he slept in 2021. AAP · Jul 14, 2023
Struggle to understand woman's murder of husband Her daughter, her barrister, and the judge who will sentence her are all struggling to understand why Dale Vella shot her husband through the eye as he slept. AAP · Jul 5, 2023
Woman who shot blind husband guilty of murder A woman who fatally shot her blind husband with a double-barrelled shotgun as he slept in their home has been found guilty of murder. AAP · Apr 21, 2023
Woman deserves Oscar if she's a murderer, lawyer says A barrister urging jurors to find a woman who shot her husband as he slept guilty of manslaughter, rather than murder, says she was "deeply, deeply depressed". AAP · Apr 20, 2023
'I've shot him,' woman tells slain husband's friend A NSW couple's daughter initially thought it was a prank when her father's long-time friend said her mother had just shot him, a court has been told. AAP · Apr 12, 2023
Woman accused of murdering husband pleads not guilty, trial dates set The Murrumbateman woman allegedly shot her husband dead last August. The Canberra Times · Aug 5, 2022