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SHAUN JOHNSON TO STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER

A man accused of stabbing his friend to death at a backyard gathering in Newcastle will stand trial for murder.

Shaun Garry Johnson is accused of killing 50-year-old Steven O’Brien at a Mayfield property on Boxing Day.

Solicitor Mark Ramsland is representing Johnson, who faced Newcastle Local Court via video link today.

The case will be heard by the Supreme Court, next month.

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Tyson Cottrill

Tyson Cottrill is a senior reporter and newsreader for Nine NBN News, based in Newcastle. As the Chief Court Reporter, Tyson has covered some of the biggest court cases from across the Hunter and northern New South Wales. Tyson started with the Nine Network in 2007 and has worked in newsrooms in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane. A proud Novocastrian, Tyson has spent the majority of his journalism career reporting on the stories that matter in his hometown. Tyson has a Bachelor of Communications from Charles Sturt University.

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