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The Advertiser
2 days ago
- The Advertiser
Easey Street murder accused to hear witnesses' evidence
Nineteen witnesses will be called to give evidence over the alleged stabbing murder of two young women in their home almost five decades ago. Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, were found dead with more than two dozen stab wounds at their Easey Street property in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Collingwood, while Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son Gregory was left unharmed in his cot. Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is facing charges that he murdered the pair and raped Ms Armstrong between January 10 and January 13, 1977 in the infamous cold case dubbed the "Easey Street murders". Kouroumblis faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday via a video link. "Yeah I can," he responded when Magistrate Brett Sonnett asked if he could see and hear the courtroom. During the hearing, Kouroumblis' lawyers requested 21 witnesses be examined in an upcoming committal hearing which will test their evidence before a magistrate decides whether the case will go to trial in a higher court. Crown prosecutors opposed the cross-examination request for four witnesses, citing they had already provided statements of their recollections to police. But Mr Sonnett ruled two witnesses, former police officers who were first on the scene, "are appropriate" to be cross-examined. Kouroumblis is yet to enter a plea to the charges. He will return to the court on October 27 for a committal hearing over six days, when he will hear the evidence of 19 witnesses which will be tested. Kouroumblis, a dual Greek-Australian national, had been living in Greece since 2016, but a 20-year statute of limitation on the initiation of murder charges prevented him from being arrested. He was arrested on an INTERPOL red notice after travelling to Italy before being extradited to Australia in December to face the charges. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 Nineteen witnesses will be called to give evidence over the alleged stabbing murder of two young women in their home almost five decades ago. Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, were found dead with more than two dozen stab wounds at their Easey Street property in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Collingwood, while Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son Gregory was left unharmed in his cot. Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is facing charges that he murdered the pair and raped Ms Armstrong between January 10 and January 13, 1977 in the infamous cold case dubbed the "Easey Street murders". Kouroumblis faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday via a video link. "Yeah I can," he responded when Magistrate Brett Sonnett asked if he could see and hear the courtroom. During the hearing, Kouroumblis' lawyers requested 21 witnesses be examined in an upcoming committal hearing which will test their evidence before a magistrate decides whether the case will go to trial in a higher court. Crown prosecutors opposed the cross-examination request for four witnesses, citing they had already provided statements of their recollections to police. But Mr Sonnett ruled two witnesses, former police officers who were first on the scene, "are appropriate" to be cross-examined. Kouroumblis is yet to enter a plea to the charges. He will return to the court on October 27 for a committal hearing over six days, when he will hear the evidence of 19 witnesses which will be tested. Kouroumblis, a dual Greek-Australian national, had been living in Greece since 2016, but a 20-year statute of limitation on the initiation of murder charges prevented him from being arrested. He was arrested on an INTERPOL red notice after travelling to Italy before being extradited to Australia in December to face the charges. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 Nineteen witnesses will be called to give evidence over the alleged stabbing murder of two young women in their home almost five decades ago. Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, were found dead with more than two dozen stab wounds at their Easey Street property in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Collingwood, while Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son Gregory was left unharmed in his cot. Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is facing charges that he murdered the pair and raped Ms Armstrong between January 10 and January 13, 1977 in the infamous cold case dubbed the "Easey Street murders". Kouroumblis faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday via a video link. "Yeah I can," he responded when Magistrate Brett Sonnett asked if he could see and hear the courtroom. During the hearing, Kouroumblis' lawyers requested 21 witnesses be examined in an upcoming committal hearing which will test their evidence before a magistrate decides whether the case will go to trial in a higher court. Crown prosecutors opposed the cross-examination request for four witnesses, citing they had already provided statements of their recollections to police. But Mr Sonnett ruled two witnesses, former police officers who were first on the scene, "are appropriate" to be cross-examined. Kouroumblis is yet to enter a plea to the charges. He will return to the court on October 27 for a committal hearing over six days, when he will hear the evidence of 19 witnesses which will be tested. Kouroumblis, a dual Greek-Australian national, had been living in Greece since 2016, but a 20-year statute of limitation on the initiation of murder charges prevented him from being arrested. He was arrested on an INTERPOL red notice after travelling to Italy before being extradited to Australia in December to face the charges. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 Nineteen witnesses will be called to give evidence over the alleged stabbing murder of two young women in their home almost five decades ago. Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, were found dead with more than two dozen stab wounds at their Easey Street property in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Collingwood, while Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son Gregory was left unharmed in his cot. Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is facing charges that he murdered the pair and raped Ms Armstrong between January 10 and January 13, 1977 in the infamous cold case dubbed the "Easey Street murders". Kouroumblis faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday via a video link. "Yeah I can," he responded when Magistrate Brett Sonnett asked if he could see and hear the courtroom. During the hearing, Kouroumblis' lawyers requested 21 witnesses be examined in an upcoming committal hearing which will test their evidence before a magistrate decides whether the case will go to trial in a higher court. Crown prosecutors opposed the cross-examination request for four witnesses, citing they had already provided statements of their recollections to police. But Mr Sonnett ruled two witnesses, former police officers who were first on the scene, "are appropriate" to be cross-examined. Kouroumblis is yet to enter a plea to the charges. He will return to the court on October 27 for a committal hearing over six days, when he will hear the evidence of 19 witnesses which will be tested. Kouroumblis, a dual Greek-Australian national, had been living in Greece since 2016, but a 20-year statute of limitation on the initiation of murder charges prevented him from being arrested. He was arrested on an INTERPOL red notice after travelling to Italy before being extradited to Australia in December to face the charges. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028
West Australian
2 days ago
- West Australian
Easey Street murder accused to hear witnesses' evidence
Nineteen witnesses will be called to give evidence over the alleged stabbing murder of two young women in their home almost five decades ago. Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, were found dead with more than two dozen stab wounds at their Easey Street property in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Collingwood, while Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son Gregory was left unharmed in his cot. Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is facing charges that he murdered the pair and raped Ms Armstrong between January 10 and January 13, 1977 in the infamous cold case dubbed the "Easey Street murders". Kouroumblis faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday via a video link. "Yeah I can," he responded when Magistrate Brett Sonnett asked if he could see and hear the courtroom. During the hearing, Kouroumblis' lawyers requested 21 witnesses be examined in an upcoming committal hearing which will test their evidence before a magistrate decides whether the case will go to trial in a higher court. Crown prosecutors opposed the cross-examination request for four witnesses, citing they had already provided statements of their recollections to police. But Mr Sonnett ruled two witnesses, former police officers who were first on the scene, "are appropriate" to be cross-examined. Kouroumblis is yet to enter a plea to the charges. He will return to the court on October 27 for a committal hearing over six days, when he will hear the evidence of 19 witnesses which will be tested. Kouroumblis, a dual Greek-Australian national, had been living in Greece since 2016, but a 20-year statute of limitation on the initiation of murder charges prevented him from being arrested. He was arrested on an INTERPOL red notice after travelling to Italy before being extradited to Australia in December to face the charges. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Perth Now
Easey Street murder accused to hear witnesses' evidence
Nineteen witnesses will be called to give evidence over the alleged stabbing murder of two young women in their home almost five decades ago. Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, were found dead with more than two dozen stab wounds at their Easey Street property in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Collingwood, while Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son Gregory was left unharmed in his cot. Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is facing charges that he murdered the pair and raped Ms Armstrong between January 10 and January 13, 1977 in the infamous cold case dubbed the "Easey Street murders". Kouroumblis faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday via a video link. "Yeah I can," he responded when Magistrate Brett Sonnett asked if he could see and hear the courtroom. During the hearing, Kouroumblis' lawyers requested 21 witnesses be examined in an upcoming committal hearing which will test their evidence before a magistrate decides whether the case will go to trial in a higher court. Crown prosecutors opposed the cross-examination request for four witnesses, citing they had already provided statements of their recollections to police. But Mr Sonnett ruled two witnesses, former police officers who were first on the scene, "are appropriate" to be cross-examined. Kouroumblis is yet to enter a plea to the charges. He will return to the court on October 27 for a committal hearing over six days, when he will hear the evidence of 19 witnesses which will be tested. Kouroumblis, a dual Greek-Australian national, had been living in Greece since 2016, but a 20-year statute of limitation on the initiation of murder charges prevented him from being arrested. He was arrested on an INTERPOL red notice after travelling to Italy before being extradited to Australia in December to face the charges. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028
West Australian
3 days ago
- Politics
- West Australian
Experts flag increasing sexual violence in conflicts
Sexual violence is becoming more prevalent in conflicts and experts are calling on Australia to hold state and non-state perpetrators accountable. For the first time, Australia is hosting an international conference on the topic of conflict-related sexual violence, seeking to draw attention to the issue particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. Experts, advocates, researchers and survivors will discuss patterns of violence in conflict and why so many perpetrators go unpunished at the Justice Denied conference. Speakers include Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality Stephanie Copus Campbell, Victorian Supreme Court Justice Lesley Taylor and Papua New Guinea social anthropologist Fiona Hukula. Keynote speaker Jacqui True is director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women and an expert on gender, peace, security and violence against women. There had been an uptick in the use of violence against women in conflicts since 2014, often as a way of oppressing communities, she said. "In many cultures, the stigma attaches to the victim not the perpetrator," Professor True said. "We want to seek accountability to prosecute these crimes and hold state and non-state actors accountable. "This should not be a type of violence used in war and there should be support for redress to ensure the safety and recovery of survivors." The conference, being held over two days in Melbourne, aimed to bridge the gap between research, practice and policy making. Of particular focus would be increasing violence in the Indo-Pacific region, where there are some of the highest rates of conflict as a result of growing economic instability and tribal rivalries. "Papua New Guinea particularly is highlighted as we've seen a diffusion of conflict-related sexual violence there in a way that was never present before," Prof True said. "Australia has a really important role to bring attention and support local actors in these sensitive situations to respond to survivors and to drive changes in communities." 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Experts flag increasing sexual violence in conflicts
Sexual violence is becoming more prevalent in conflicts and experts are calling on Australia to hold state and non-state perpetrators accountable. For the first time, Australia is hosting an international conference on the topic of conflict-related sexual violence, seeking to draw attention to the issue particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. Experts, advocates, researchers and survivors will discuss patterns of violence in conflict and why so many perpetrators go unpunished at the Justice Denied conference. Speakers include Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality Stephanie Copus Campbell, Victorian Supreme Court Justice Lesley Taylor and Papua New Guinea social anthropologist Fiona Hukula. Keynote speaker Jacqui True is director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women and an expert on gender, peace, security and violence against women. There had been an uptick in the use of violence against women in conflicts since 2014, often as a way of oppressing communities, she said. "In many cultures, the stigma attaches to the victim not the perpetrator," Professor True said. "We want to seek accountability to prosecute these crimes and hold state and non-state actors accountable. "This should not be a type of violence used in war and there should be support for redress to ensure the safety and recovery of survivors." The conference, being held over two days in Melbourne, aimed to bridge the gap between research, practice and policy making. Of particular focus would be increasing violence in the Indo-Pacific region, where there are some of the highest rates of conflict as a result of growing economic instability and tribal rivalries. "Papua New Guinea particularly is highlighted as we've seen a diffusion of conflict-related sexual violence there in a way that was never present before," Prof True said. "Australia has a really important role to bring attention and support local actors in these sensitive situations to respond to survivors and to drive changes in communities." 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028
