Lily Ridgeway found not guilty of murder over stabbing death of Jason Adams at Raymond Terrace

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Updated June 11 2021 - 6:50pm, first published 12:30pm
INVESTIGATION: The scene of Jason Adams' death in Raymond Terrace last year and, inset, Mr Adams and Lily Ridgeway, who was acquitted of murder in NSW Supreme Court on Friday.
INVESTIGATION: The scene of Jason Adams' death in Raymond Terrace last year and, inset, Mr Adams and Lily Ridgeway, who was acquitted of murder in NSW Supreme Court on Friday.

LILY Ridgeway has been found not guilty of murder over the stabbing death of Jason Adams at Raymond Terrace last year, with a jury finding the stabbing was either accidental or the 22-year-old was acting in self-defence.

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Sam Rigney

Court Reporter

Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter in 2011. He is an experienced court reporter who has won two national court reporting awards, including the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Court Reporting for his coverage of the Hunter's worst serial rapist. Before working at the Herald, Sam was a sports journalist with the Maitland Mercury where he won awards for his coverage of the Newcastle Rugby League salary cap scandal. Sam is a Novocastrian born-and-bred.

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