Explosive messages between Army major and his late wife reveal his affair two years before he was accused of drowning her on a kayaking trip then moving to Thailand
In one message, Jacqueline Davidson appeared to refer to her husband Graeme's lover as a 'black count' and accused the pair of having sex while she was trying to call him.
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- The Guardian
Judge criticises lawyers acting for boy accused of murder for filing misleading AI-created documents
A judge has criticised lawyers acting for a boy accused of murder for filing misleading information with the courts after failing to check documents created using artificial intelligence. 'It is not acceptable for AI to be used unless the product of that use is independently and thoroughly verified,' Justice James Elliott told the supreme court in Melbourne. The documents related to a 16-year-old boy, who was on Thursday found not guilty by way of mental impairment over the murder a 41-year-old woman in Abbotsford in April 2023. Prosecution, defence and two psychiatrists all agreed the boy, who cannot be legally named, was mentally impaired during the killing because he was suffering schizophrenic delusions. His lawyers, including senior barrister Rishi Nathwani KC and his junior Amelia Beech, did not properly check their submissions before they were filed to the court containing errors, the court was told. Sign up: AU Breaking News email This included references to nonexistent case citations and inaccurate quotes from a parliamentary speech. Elliott said the documents were not signed by barristers or solicitors when they were filed and defence admitted it had used AI when the court could not locate the referenced material. The submissions were sent to prosecutors, who also did not verify all the information was correct and then created their own submissions based on the defence documents. Defence apologised to the judge for the error and re-filed documents with the court. But Elliott said 'the misleading information caused by AI did not end there' and the revised documents referred to made-up laws. 'Revised submissions were not reviewed by either side … and referred to legislation that did not exist,' the judge said. Defence apologised again and eventually filed their documents without AI inaccuracies. 'The manner in which these events have unfolded is unsatisfactory,' Elliott said. He said the ability of the court to rely on submissions was 'fundamental to the administration of justice' and all litigants should adhere to the supreme court's guidelines on AI. 'Use of AI without careful oversight of counsel would seriously undermine this court's ability to deliver justice,' he said. The guidelines state use of AI must not 'directly mislead another participant in the litigation process as to the nature of any work understand or the content produced by that program'. Nathwani offered his 'genuine and sincere apologies' to the judge and said he was embarrassed by what had occurred. Sign up to Afternoon Update Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion Prosecutor Daniel Porceddu also apologised and admitted he did not read the defence's references and citations. He did not further verify the documents' contents because he agreed with the conclusion reached in the defence submissions, he said. The boy, who sat in court as the issue was raised, has been directed to remain under supervision at a youth justice centre after the mental impairment finding. He was accused, on the basis of complicity, of agreeing to commit the murder with a co-accused in order to steal the woman's car, drive to the Grampians, blow up a bridge and build an anti-communist army to take over Australia. The plan was never enacted and he was arrested after the killing near Ballarat. He was found to be mentally impaired during the offending as his schizophrenia was untreated at the time and he followed 'grandiose delusions' that he was a prophet of God. Elliott noted that, unlike in NSW, there were no adolescent psychiatric units in Victoria that he could be taken to. He said he would continue to receive antipsychotic treatment for his schizophrenia in youth justice. The boy will return to court for a supervision hearing on 5 November.
The Guardian
24 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Afternoon Update: salmon farming to continue in Tasmania; Stratton dies aged 85; and the world's most divisive shoes
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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Helicopter pilot injured in Outback Wrangler crash makes drug admission as text messages on his phone are read out to court: 'Want bags'
A pilot who was seriously injured in a deadly helicopter crash has admitted using cocaine, but has denied ever flying helicopters for reality TV star Matt Wright while high. Sebastian Robinson was left a paraplegic after the February 2022 crash that killed Outback Wrangler co-star Chris 'Willow' Wilson in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Mr Robinson is giving evidence in the Supreme Court in Darwin at the trial of Wright, who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Prosecutors allege the TV star was worried crash investigators would discover flight-time meters were disconnected regularly to extend flying hours beyond official thresholds and paperwork was falsified. Mr Wilson fell to the ground from a sling beneath the chopper while collecting crocodile eggs in remote swampland. The aircraft then crashed, seriously injuring Mr Robinson, who is giving evidence by video link from his wheelchair. He previously told the court Wright asked him to manipulate the hours on his aircraft while the pilot was lying seriously injured in hospital. The 32-year-old also admitted that he used cocaine about twice a year. But senior defence counsel David Edwardson KC on Thursday read out text messages extracted from Mr Robinson's mobile phone by police, detailing regular exchanges with friends about the supply of the drug. Mr Edwardson previously alleged Mr Robinson was a cocaine-using 'party animal' in the lead-up to the crash. The text messages from November 2018 to August 2021 included lines from friends asking him if he was 'getting more coke' or could he 'get good stuff for Chrissy party' and did he have 'some Charlie'. One message read 'footy players in town and want bags', with Mr Edwardson asking Mr Robinson if that referred to Richmond and whether he planned to supply them with cocaine. Mr Robinson said he could not recall that message, adding he had never flown helicopters while high. In response to Mr Edwardson's line of questioning, he also said: 'Are you implying that I'm a drug dealer? No'. In another message exchange, Mr Robinson said he was 'crook as a dog' with a friend texting back, 'snorting too much coke out of Matty's arse'. Wright chuckled in the dock when the message was read out. Jurors were on Thursday also played a phone video of Mr Robinson appearing to pour Bundaberg rum into a cup for an Aboriginal ranger in alcohol-restricted Arnhem Land, saying: 'I'll sort you out.' Another video showed him with a ranger holding what appeared to be a joint, with Mr Robinson saying 'that's some strong shit'. A photo also showed Mr Robinson with a wooden pipe, which he told the court wasn't for marijuana. 'Hand on my heart that was a tobacco pipe,' he said, declining to admit he smoked cannabis. Mr Robinson admitted he smoked a hemp vape for nerve pain while he was recovering in hospital after the crash. The jury earlier heard that Wright visited Mr Robinson while he was heavily sedated in hospital 10 days after the crash and asked him to manipulate flying hour records. Mr Robinson said he declined to do so. The charges against Wright do not relate to the cause of the accident and the prosecution does not allege he is responsible for either the crash, Mr Wilson's death or Mr Robinson's injuries. The trial continues.
