R v Walmsley-Hume; R v Walmsley (No 3)

The respondents were charged with the murder of their partner. The deceased had died as a result of stab wounds inflicted in a domestic dispute. The respondents were alleged to have been involved in a joint criminal enterprise with a co-accused. The case was heard by the Supreme Court of South Australia. The respondents raised several issues including the question of whether the deceased had been killed with the intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm and whether the respondents had been participants in a joint criminal enterprise. The court held that the deceased had been killed with the intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm. The court further held that the respondents had been participants in a joint criminal enterprise. The respondents also raised issues regarding the giving of evidence by audio-visual link. The court held that the respondents' rights to a fair trial had not been prejudiced by the witnesses giving evidence by audio-visual link. The respondents were found guilty of murder. The court ordered that the respondents be detained in custody pending their sentencing.