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Man charged with murder of second British backpacker in Australia | |
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The man accused of stabbing to death two British backpackers at an Australian hostel has been charged with a second count of murder. | The man accused of stabbing to death two British backpackers at an Australian hostel has been charged with a second count of murder. |
Smail Ayad allegedly murdered Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, and Tom Jackson, 30, during a knife attack in a hostel in Queensland on 23 August. Ayad, a 29-year-old Frenchman, had already been charged with killing Ayliffe-Chung. | |
Ayad was originally charged with attempting to murder Jackson, but following his death at Townsville hospital a week after the incident, the charge was upgraded on Friday. | |
Jackson was nominated for a posthumous bravery award for trying to protect Ayliffe-Chung, of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, during the attack at Shelley’s Backpackers hostel. Jackson, from Congleton, Cheshire, was injured while shielding her. | |
Ayad did not appear at the brief hearing at Townsville magistrates court, where it was decided that the case would be transferred to a mental health court. He is also charged with 12 counts of assaulting police officers and one of serious animal cruelty. | |
Ayad was remanded in custody to appear at the mental health court in Townsville on 15 February, where it will be decided whether the case falls within its jurisdiction. | Ayad was remanded in custody to appear at the mental health court in Townsville on 15 February, where it will be decided whether the case falls within its jurisdiction. |
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