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Bulletin: Breaking news; South Australia; Extraordinary development: Henry Keogh expected to walk from the Supreme Court a free man later today with all charges dropped. (Stay tuned to the Charles Smith Blog for further developments).

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BREAKING NEWS: Henry Keogh, the man whose conviction for one of the state’s most notorious murders was overturned last year, is expected to walk from the Supreme Court a free man later today with all charges dropped.

Seethe Adelaide Now story at:

 http://netk.net.au/Keogh/Keogh21.pdf;

Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for updates on the story. HL;

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