Friends and family of a NSW sheep farmer were devastated to learn he committed suicide earlier this year, but now police have charged his wife with his murder.
Mathew Dunbar’s body was found connected to a helium canister in August on the property in the Northern Tablelands, NSW – a canister purchased by his wife Natasha Darcy-Crossman weeks earlier.
Police’s suspicions piqued after it came to light Ms Darcy-Crossman was allegedly refused service at the Walcha Veterinary Clinic when she tried to buy ram sedatives days before her husband, 42, died.
The sheep farmers didn’t own any rams making the request bizarre, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Mr Dunbar had recently changed his will to ensure the mother-of-three inherited everything he owned upon his death.
Police will allegedly use the 42-year-old’s google searches and her attempt to buy sedatives in their case for Mr Dunbar’s alleged murder.
Ms Darcy-Crossman was arrested on Saturday and after 12 hours of questioning, was charged with murder.
Her case was mentioned at Tamworth Local Court Sunday morning but she refused to come up from the cells to appear. She did not apply for bail.
Her Legal Aid lawyer Garry Johnston told The Daily Telegraph she was doing well despite being incarcerated at Tamworth Police station for the last two days.
“She’s doing fine – as well as can be expected,” Mr Johnston said.
He also declined to comment on whether she would be submitting a guilty or not guilty plea regarding the charges.
The case is ongoing.
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