Academic Faces Murder Plot Trial, Denied Bail

0:00A South-Australian court just shut down bill for Lisa Lines, a 45-year-old university academic accused of plotting to murder her ex-partner. Back in 2017, she's facing serious charges alongside two others for what prosecutors call a series of brutal attacks that left the victim tetraplegic. Lines fled overseas after the alleged incidents and got extradited from Palau in the Western Pacific back to Adelaide in 2023. Her lawyers pushed for release last year, citing dental and medical needs they said prison couldn't handle, but that didn't sway the judge. The victim, Jonathan Houghton, got hacked in the neck with an axe by Cole Cue's Zachariah Bruckner and another woman, Latisha Fortune, allegedly tried. Smothering him during rehab, it's left Houghton paralyzed and his family on edge highlighting the deep scars from this obsession-fueled violence. Since Rachel Gray, Wade Lines is nearly three years in custody, but zeroed in on her massive flight risk.

1:00Meticulous plans to dodge authorities. Post fleeing and the ongoing threat to Houghton and his mom, she even flagged potential danger to the community at large. Trial kicks off in August next year, so mine stays locked up as the case builds toward that courtroom showdown. I'm Cory with The Story. That's your Adelaide News Today update, AI-powered and always on.