Man who murdered Molly Ticehurst will not face life in jail, judge says

Justice Natalie Adams says she is troubled by expert evidence about rape allegations in slain woman’s police statement

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Molly Ticehurst’s ex-boyfriend will not face a life sentence for her domestic violence murder, a crime which galvanised a national movement against gendered abuse.

Ticehurst, a 28-year-old childcare educator, was found dead in her home at Forbes, in the New South Wales central-west, in the early hours of 22 April 2024.