一名新南威尔士州验尸官裁定Leisl Smith于2012年被她的前伴侣James Church谋杀, A NSW coroner ruled Leisl Smith was murdered in 2012 by her former partner, James Church, who died by suicide before trial.

Leisl Smith在2012年8月从新南威尔士州火车站消失13年多后, 一名验尸官裁定她被前伴侣James Church谋杀, More than 13 years after Leisl Smith vanished from a NSW train station in August 2012, a coroner has ruled she was murdered by her former partner, James Church, who had a history of violence and threatened her life. 尽管她的尸体从未被发现, 验尸官Harriet Grahame确定Smith在8月19日午夜前死于凶杀案, Though her body has never been found, Coroner Harriet Grahame determined Smith died by homicide before midnight on August 19, likely in the Upper Hunter region, after being picked up in Church’s white ute. 教会在10年后被指控,在2022年作出审判判决的前一天因自杀而死亡,案件以密封判决结案。 Church, charged a decade later, died by suicide the day before his trial verdict was to be delivered in 2022, leaving the case closed with a sealed verdict. 审讯发现教会为隐瞒罪行一再撒谎。 The inquest found Church lied repeatedly to conceal the crime. 验尸官对Smith的家人表示同情,他们忍受了多年的痛苦,并建议新南威尔士州考虑修改法律,允许在被告死亡前作出判决时释放审判判决。 The coroner expressed sympathy for Smith’s family, who endured years of anguish, and recommended NSW consider changing laws to allow release of trial verdicts when a verdict is reached before an accused person’s death.