” Misleading” and “unfairly prejudicial” evidence existed at the trial of a male founded guilty of killing 5 members of his prolonged household at their Sydney home, a court has heard.
Key points:
- Robert Xie’s appeal will challenge DNA proof presented throughout his trial
- Xie’s other half supported her spouse from the general public gallery
- Xie appeared via video link and looked gaunt
After 2 aborted trials and a hung jury, a fourth trial in 2017 found Robert Xie guilty of bludgeoning to death his brother-in-law Min Lin, his better half Lily Lin,