Aussie Cold Case: DNA Links Men to 1999 Murder

0:00A jury in Australia's capital territory, Supreme Court just retired to deliberate the fate of two Melbourne men charged with the 1999. Murder of Canberra grandmother, Irma Polasix. This case goes back over 26 years to a brutal home invasion in the suburb of Mcheller, where a 73-year-old Irma and her husband. Gregor got beaten, bound, and gagged while Thieves stole $30,000 in cash from a hidden spot. Gregor described two attackers, one on him, one on Irma, who drank from the fridge before fleeing back to Melbourne. He passed away years later without. Justice. Turning this into a decade's long cold case. Breakthrough came in 2023 with DNA matches, Steve Fabric sees on a milk bottle, Joseph Veccony's on a water jug, leading to arrests after. Undercover work. Prosecutors hammered home massive DNA odds, like 312 quintillion to 1 for Fabric and the couple severe injuries, while defenses, hit police tunnel vision, possible contamination,

1:00and a third-man theory for Brixie admitted burglary but claims he was just look out, Veccony denies, showing up at all. Justice David Mossup warned the 12 jurors. It's a tough, complex job sorting through 53 witnesses and 97 exhibits, especially, with lost evidence and dead key players, so we'll wait for that verdict to close this long chapter. That's the story for today. Adelaide News Today, Driven by AI.