Decision due on Bowraville murders retrial
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A man acquitted of murdering two Aboriginal children in Bowraville in the 1990s will learn whether he will face a retrial over their deaths.
Three appeal judges will decide on Thursday whether there's fresh and compelling evidence for the 52-year-old to be
The alleged killer, who can't be named for legal reasons, was previously acquitted of murdering two of the children - Evelyn Greenup, 4, and Clinton Speedy-Duroux, 16 - in late 1990 and early 1991.
However, it is fresh evidence in the disappearance of a third Aboriginal child, Colleen Walker, 16, which could compel the courts to consider a new trial.