Woman accused of murdering husband said it would be 'easier if he was dead', court hears

A Hobart woman accused of murdering her husband with her former lover told her boss it would"just be easier if he was dead", a Supreme Court jury has heard.Dwayne 'Doc' Davies was shot at close range in the head and back in May 2017, A Hobart Supreme Court jury was toldAbout 60 witnesses will be called during the trial, expected to be"long … by Tasmanian standards"

His wife Margaret Anne Otto and Bradley Scott Purkiss are being jointly tried, after pleading not guilty to murder. Mr Davies' body was found wrapped tightly in a blue tarp and buried in a shallow grave on a Levendale property in June 2017. Ms Wilson said the two accused had then deliberately told lies to distract attention from themselves and to give Mr Purkiss time to dispose of the body at a property he used for shooting wallabies.The court heard the alleged victim and Ms Otto had been in a relationship for about 20 years, and had married four years before his murder.

Why isn't this article classified as a domestic violence article? See the 'topics' and the surrounding links and compare them with those for the following article. Is this because the victim is a man? Is the sexism of the ABC shining through yet again?

Domestic violence is also perpetrated by women.

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