Anastasia Marshall has been sentenced to one year and 11 months in prison after admitting she helped her secret lover, Jonathan Parker, cover up the death of Krystal Marshall. Krystal's charred body was found inside her Aldinga Beach home in October 2023. The judge said Marshall lied to protect Parker instead of going to police. Marshall will be eligible to apply for parole in May next year. Parker has denied murdering Krystal but admitted setting her body on fire, and a verdict in his murder trial is yet to be delivered.
Anastasia Marshall has been sentenced to one year, 11 months and 16 days in prison, with a non-parole period of seven months. She pleaded guilty to helping Johnathan Paul Parker avoid apprehension or prosecution after he set fire to the remains of her ex-wife, Krystal Marshall, at their Aldinga Beach home in October 2023. Parker pleaded guilty to destroying human remains but denied murder, and a verdict in his trial is yet to be delivered. Justice Sandi McDonald said Anastasia Marshall chose to lie and cover up the death despite having the chance to go to police.
Robert Mantini, 61, has been jailed for 13 years and six months in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading guilty to homicide by firearm. Justice Kerri Judd said Mantini unintentionally fired a shotgun into Adrian Romeo's back during an argument over speeding fines in Greenvale in February 2024. Mantini then concealed the body and burnt car with help from Shane Dalton, 66, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison followed by a two-year community corrections order. Justice Judd said Mantini showed little remorse. Only 0.47 per cent of Mr Romeo's remains were recovered and given to his family.
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Prosecutors allege former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon murdered journalist Jesse Baird and his new partner Luke Davies at Baird's Paddington home in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the charges and his barrister says he acted in self-defence. Prosecutors allege he later tried to conceal the killings, including by hiding the bodies in surfboard bags at a farm and a Greek monastery. The trial before the NSW Supreme Court continues.
