NSW:Bruno Carle not guilty of stabbing murder

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2010
NSW:Bruno Carle not guilty of stabbing murder

SYDNEY, Aug 26 AAP - An elated Sydneysider has punched the air after a jury found him
not guilty of murdering a woman and seriously injuring a man in a late-night drinking
session.

Bruno Americo Carle had blamed the attacks on a teenager who was also present at the
drinking session at a Canley Vale unit on February 27, 2009.

Carle, 25, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Charmaine Williams, 36, and the attempted
murder of Bojan "Brian" Momirovski, 30, who was stabbed 12 times.

While in hospital, the seriously injured man identified Carle as his attacker. The
injured man's reliability as a witness was the central issue at the NSW Supreme Court
trial.

The jury also heard evidence that the teenager confessed to another juvenile that he
was responsible for the stabbings.

On Thursday, after only hours of deliberation, the jury cleared Carle of both charges,
prompting him to punch the air and grin widely.

Ms Williams' longtime friend Deanne Duggan later told AAP she was shocked by the verdict.

"It's so sad that, because Charmaine was such a loving, beautiful person, always trying
to help people, that this happened to her," Ms Duggan said.

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