Two witnesses will give evidence in preliminary proceedings in relation to a Swansea couple accused of the 2009 murder of Campbell Town man Shane Geoffrey Barker.
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Cedric Harper Jordan, 68, and Noelene June Jordan, 65, who have both pleaded not guilty, appeared in person in the Supreme Court in Launceston after recently being granted bail.
Mr Barker, the former son-in-law of the couple, was found in the hallway of his home with fatal gunshot wounds.
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Chief Justice Alan Blow said cross examination of the two witnesses would be limited to the matters specified in the application. The matter was adjourned until March 29, 2021.
Nick Clark
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
