Rape Charge Reinstated in Easey Street Murders Case

0:00It's March 24th. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. Prosecutors have reinstated a rape charge against Perry Coromblis, the 66-year-old man accused in Melbourne's infamous Easy Street murders, from 1977. He's spacing two counts of murder for the deaths of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett, along with the Revive Rape Alligation, now headed to the Supreme Court for trial. Last year, a magistrate dropped the rape charge during a committal hearing, but officials filed a fresh indictment this week to bring it back into play. The case stems from a brutal double homicide in Collingwood, where neighbors discovered the 28-year-old Armstrong and 27-year-old. Bartlett's stabbed to death inside their home on January 13th, 1977. Coromblis has pleaded not guilty to everything and insists he had no role in the killings. His legal team says they'll review the new charges carefully before pretrial steps. With a full set of accusations now locked in, the Supreme Court process moves forward, shedding fresh light on one of Australia's longest

1:04unsolved. Mysteries finally reaching a courtroom showdown.