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| Gable Tostee not guilty in Australia 'Tinder death' | Gable Tostee not guilty in Australia 'Tinder death' |
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| An Australian man has been acquitted of the murder of a New Zealand woman during their first Tinder date. | An Australian man has been acquitted of the murder of a New Zealand woman during their first Tinder date. |
| Gable Tostee, 30, was charged after Warriena Wright, 26, fell from his balcony in Queensland's Gold Coast in August 2014. | Gable Tostee, 30, was charged after Warriena Wright, 26, fell from his balcony in Queensland's Gold Coast in August 2014. |
| Prosecutors argued that she was so intimidated that she tried to escape by climbing to a lower floor, but fell. | Prosecutors argued that she was so intimidated that she tried to escape by climbing to a lower floor, but fell. |
| After four days of deliberation, the jury found him not guilty of murder and manslaughter. | After four days of deliberation, the jury found him not guilty of murder and manslaughter. |
| Defence lawyer Nick Dore said outside the court that his client was "relieved this matter is now behind him and he's looking forward to moving on with his life". | Defence lawyer Nick Dore said outside the court that his client was "relieved this matter is now behind him and he's looking forward to moving on with his life". |
| 'Just let me go home' | 'Just let me go home' |
| Mr Tostee and Ms Wright connected on the popular dating app Tinder and exchanged messages back and forth. | Mr Tostee and Ms Wright connected on the popular dating app Tinder and exchanged messages back and forth. |
| They met in person for the first time on 7 August 2014 at a seaside resort called Surfers Paradise. Hours later Ms Wright plunged to her death from his 14th storey balcony. | They met in person for the first time on 7 August 2014 at a seaside resort called Surfers Paradise. Hours later Ms Wright plunged to her death from his 14th storey balcony. |
| During the trial, the key piece of evidence was a 199-minute an audio recording of her pleading to be allowed to leave the apartment. | |
| The recording was found on Mr Tostee's phone after he made a decision to secretly record their altercation before Ms Wright's fall, according to the Australian media. | |
| Prosecutors said the recording proved his guilt, while his defence lawyers said it showed he was innocent. | |
| Mr Tostee can be heard saying Ms Wright physically assaulted him after allegedly throwing ornamental rocks at him. | |
| "You're lucky I haven't chucked you off my balcony," Mr Tostee says on the recording made on his phone. "If you try to pull anything, I'll knock you out." | "You're lucky I haven't chucked you off my balcony," Mr Tostee says on the recording made on his phone. "If you try to pull anything, I'll knock you out." |
| Ms Wright is later heard saying "just let me go home", after he allegedly locked her in the balcony. |