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| Trio found not guilty of murdering 'vampire gigolo' in Melbourne | |
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| Three men have been found not guilty of murdering self-professed vampire gigolo Shane Chartres-Abbott. | Three men have been found not guilty of murdering self-professed vampire gigolo Shane Chartres-Abbott. |
| Chartres-Abbott, 28, was gunned down outside his Reservoir home in Melbourne in June 2003 while on trial for raping a female client and biting off part of her tongue. | Chartres-Abbott, 28, was gunned down outside his Reservoir home in Melbourne in June 2003 while on trial for raping a female client and biting off part of her tongue. |
| The woman's former boyfriend Mark Adrian Perry, 46, and two other men, Warren Shea, 42, and Evangelos Goussis, 46, pleaded not guilty to his murder. | The woman's former boyfriend Mark Adrian Perry, 46, and two other men, Warren Shea, 42, and Evangelos Goussis, 46, pleaded not guilty to his murder. |
| A Victorian supreme court jury returned not guilty verdicts for all three men on Tuesday following their two-month trial. | A Victorian supreme court jury returned not guilty verdicts for all three men on Tuesday following their two-month trial. |
| During the trial the jury heard Chartres-Abbott told his alleged victim he was a vampire who needed to drink blood to survive, and he was "older than the city of Melbourne". | During the trial the jury heard Chartres-Abbott told his alleged victim he was a vampire who needed to drink blood to survive, and he was "older than the city of Melbourne". |
| The jury deliberated for four and a half days before returning its verdict. | The jury deliberated for four and a half days before returning its verdict. |