'Controlling, jealous' man jailed for trying to kill wife, murdering her partner

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A Tasmanian judge has praised the "brave and desperate" actions of a teenager who intervened to save his mother.

judge has praised the "brave and desperate" actions of a teenager who intervened to save his mother, as his father stabbed her in a brutal crime that ended the life of her new partner.

"You were not willing to allow her to move on in her life and you resented the presence of Mr Mayne in your children's lives, so you determined to kill them," Justice Jago said. In the weeks leading up to the crime, Whiting made threats to injure or kill Mayne, which were heard by the children.

 

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