Man guilty of murdering girlfriend Maryam Hamka before burying body in remote Victorian bushland

Jury finds Toby Loughnane murdered 36-year-old after a trial heard of months of violent assaultsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA drug user who buried his dead girlfriend’s body in remote Victorian bushland has been found guilty of her murder.After a trial in the state’s supreme court, a jury found Toby Loughnane, 44, murdered Maryam Hamka at his Brighton home in Melbourne’s south-east.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

Man guilty of murdering girlfriend Maryam Hamka before burying body in remote Victorian bushland

Jury finds Toby Loughnane murdered 36-year-old after a trial heard of months of violent assaults

A drug user who buried his dead girlfriend’s body in remote Victorian bushland has been found guilty of her murder.

After a trial in the state’s supreme court, a jury found Toby Loughnane, 44, murdered Maryam Hamka at his Brighton home in Melbourne’s south-east.

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