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Carly McBride’s boyfriend found guilty of murder

Filed in Just In by Taylah Fellows June 24, 2021

AFTER almost two weeks of deliberation, a jury has found Sayle Kenneth Newson guilty of murdering his then girlfriend, Carly McBride, aged 31.

On September 30, 2014, Mr Newson intercepted McBride as she was walking to the Muswellbrook McDonald’s and killed her sometime after 2pm, before dumping her body at Owen’s Gap.

Although the case was labelled as circumstantial without scientific evidence, the Crown maintained Mr Newson was motivated by jealousy and possessiveness.

According to the ABC, when Mr Newson heard the verdict, he pled his innocence to both the jury and Justice Mark Ierace saying: “Jury you have got it wrong, you have got it wrong, I didn’t do it, I am innocent.”

“Someone out there has committed this crime and it wasn’t me you honour,” Mr Newson said.

He is to be sentenced later this year.

Murder timeline history:

Carly met Newson and Cunneen in 2013 at a drug rehabilitation centre near Wyong and began a relationship with Newson in August 2014, eight weeks before her murder.
Mr Newson was allegedly on an ice binge at the time of Carly’s murder and had controlling behaviours towards Carly.
Two days before her murder the couple had argued about Carly communicating with men on Facebook.
On September 30, Mr Newson had driven Carly from her home in Lake Macquarie to visit her daughter in Muswellbrook at her ex partner’s home, dropping her off at 12:30pm.
When Ms McBride was walking to McDonald’s to meet Newson, he intercepted her and killed her sometime after 2pm, before dumping her body at Owen’s Gap and made no attempt to conceal the body.
Carly’s body was discovered by two local bushwalkers on August 7, 2016, but police delayed announcing her body had been found for four days in an attempt to draw evidence from her killer.
An autopsy revealed Carly was killed from blunt force trauma with at least two blows to the skull and one to her back.
Mr Newson made a public display of concern in trying to find Carly, but early the next morning after her death had sent a text to a woman to arrange to have sex with her, stating “Do you want to f***?”

Carly McBride’s boyfriend found guilty of murder

Murder timeline history:

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