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2024 Gang Rape Convictions Overturned; Retrial Set for Two

12/8/2025

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Maurice Hawell, Marius Hawell, and Andrew David had their 2024 convictions for gang rape quashed because the trial judge's directions were flawed.
Maurice Hawell and Andrew David face a retrial in New South Wales; Marius Hawell is acquitted.
The defendants' lawyers said the jury misinterpreted the evidence about their state of mind.
Original sentences were 14 years for Maurice Hawell, 13 years for Andrew David, and 9 years for Marius Hawell.

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Story summary

Maurice Hawell, Marius Hawell, and Andrew David had their 2024 convictions for gang rape quashed because the trial judge's directions were flawed.
Maurice Hawell and Andrew David face a retrial in New South Wales; Marius Hawell is acquitted.
The defendants' lawyers said the jury misinterpreted the evidence about their state of mind.
Original sentences were 14 years for Maurice Hawell, 13 years for Andrew David, and 9 years for Marius Hawell.