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A 17-year-old boy charged with murdering a man in Tennant Creek faces a three-month delay in his trial due to the forensic pathologist being on leave. Prosecutors requested this adjournment from Judge Carly Ingles, stating that the completion of the post-mortem report is uncertain by December when the case is scheduled to return to court.

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A 17-year-old boy accused of stabbing a man to death in Tennant Creek three months ago appeared before the Youth Justice Court and was charged with murder. Prosecutors requested a three-month delay, citing that the Northern Territory's permanent forensic pathologist is on leave. The case will be reviewed again in December, though prosecutors cannot confirm if the post-mortem report will be finished by then.

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Teenager's murder case delayed by three months after NT's forensic pathologist takes leave In short: A 17-year-old boy who police allege stabbed a man to death in Tennant Creek three months ago has faced the Youth Justice Court charged with his murder. Prosecutors asked Judge Carly Ingles for a three-month adjournment after telling the court the Northern Territory's permanent forensic pathologist was on leave.

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🔮 The case will return to court in December but prosecutors say they cannot guarantee a post-mortem report will be complete by then.

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Teen's murder case delayed after NT's forensic pathologist takes leave · assertive framing

Teenager's murder case delayed by three months after NT's forensic pathologist takes leave In short: A 17-year-old boy who police allege stabbed a man to death in Tennant Creek three months ago has faced the Youth Justice Court charged with his murder. Prosecutors asked Judge Carly Ingles for a three-month adjournment after telling the court the Northern Territory's permanent forensic pathologist was on leave. asserted

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The case will return to court in December but prosecutors say they cannot guarantee a post-mortem report will be complete by then. asserted

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Teen's murder case delayed after NT's forensic pathologist takes leave

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