Australia, Aug. 26 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 25:
1. On 13 April 2023, the offender, Joshua David Wright, shot and killed John Simpson at Laguna in New South Wales.
2. Pursuant to an indictment filed on 31 March 2025, the offender was charged with the murder of Mr Simpson contrary to s 18(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
3. The offender was further charged that between 12 April 2023 and 18 July 2023, at Laguna in the State of New South Wales, he did possess a stolen firearm, namely a .223 Remington calibre Savage model rifle contrary to s 51H(1) of the Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) (the firearms offence).
4. On 4 April 2024, he was arraigned and entered pleas of guilty to th...