First Australian ever to be acquitted of murder after dying

By Paul Bibby
Updated November 28 2012 - 1:08pm, first published 12:47pm

NSW shearer Fred McDermott, who was found guilty of killing a farmer more than 60 years ago, has become the first Australian ever to be acquitted of murder after passing away.

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