Elderly man murdered wife in their Canberra home, judge finds

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-18 · by Monte Bovill

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Judge finds Manfred Uhle, 88, murdered his wife Wanda, 78, in their home in Canberra last year. Uhle was charged with murder but deemed unfit to plead and remains in custody; the case is set to return to court in October.
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Story summary

A judge has determined that 88-year-old Manfred Uhle murdered his wife, Wanda, in their home in Canberra's south last year. Despite being charged with murder, Uhle was found unfit to plead to the charge. He remains in custody and the case will be addressed again in court in October.

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📰 Elderly Man Murders Wife
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Monte Bovill
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Elderly man murdered 78-year-old wife in their Canberra home, judge finds In short: A judge has found Manfred Uhle, now 88, murdered his wife, Wanda, in their home in Canberra's south last year. He was charged with murder, but was later found unfit to plead to the charge. What's next? Uhle remains in custody and the matter will return to court in October.
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Topics

Canberra

Subjects

Canberra GPE · 2× Manfred Uhle PERSON · 1× Uhle PERSON · 1× Wanda PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Elderly man murdered 78-year-old wife in their Canberra home, judge finds In short: A judge has found Manfred Uhle, now 88, murdered his wife, Wanda, in their home in Canberra's south last year. He was charged with murder, but was later found unfit to plead to the charge. What's next? Uhle remains in custody and the matter will return to court in October.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 Elderly man murdered 78-year-old wife in their Canberra home, judge finds In short: A judge has found Manfred Uhle, now 88, murdered his wife, Wanda, in their home in Canberra's south last year. He was charged with murder, but was later found unfit to plead to the charge. What's next? Uhle remains in custody and the matter will return to court in October.
2026-09-18 · ABC News (AU)
Elderly man murdered wife in their Canberra home, judge finds · assertive framing

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Elderly man murdered 78-year-old wife in their Canberra home, judge finds In short: A judge has found Manfred Uhle, now 88, murdered his wife, Wanda, in their home in Canberra's south last year. He was charged with murder, but was later found unfit to plead to the charge. What's next? Uhle remains in custody and the matter will return to court in October. asserted
matter → murder → October
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