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News.com.au
7 hours ago
- News.com.au
‘Deal with this': Judge's warning to Sydney wife killer
A judge has told a Sydney wife killer he is 'not just going to let' his case go on 'forever' following repeated failures by the murderer to organise his own legal representation ahead of his sentence. Anthony 'Tony' Eriksen, 63, faced the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday after he was found guilty last month by a jury for murdering his partner Lisa Fenwick in their Mascot apartment in April 2023. Mr Eriksen, who appeared by AVL in prison greens with long grey hair, was chastised by Judge Andrew Coleman SC after failing to organise a lawyer ahead of his sentencing. Mr Eriksen represented himself for the trial, however, has now indicated his desire to have a Legal Aid lawyer represent him during sentencing. However, Judge Coleman told the court that little had been done by Mr Eriksen to secure a lawyer. 'I just can't have you in custody interminably until you deal with this,' Judge Coleman told the court. 'I'm not going to let this go on forever. There will come a time where I'm just going to say, you have to prepare the matter yourself … and then I will pass sentence.' Mr Eriksen told Judge Coleman he would ring Legal Aid soon. 'I'm not just going to keep coming back every week to assess how many phone calls you have to Legal Aid,' Judge Coleman rebutted. 'The ball is in your court now. I'm not going to descend into the ruck and do it for you.' Judge Coleman SC placed another court date for next week, urging Eriksen to organise a lawyer in that time. He also put a sentence hearing date down for August 20. Last month, it took a jury just two hours of deliberation to find Eriksen guilty of murdering his partner Lisa Fenwick in their Mascot apartment in April 2023. The court heard how the 59-year-old woman was found lying in a pool of her blood after she was stabbed 13 times. The jury heard how Ms Fenwick had confided in her friends in the lead-up to the murder. 'I am fearful of Tony. That is why I am telling you this,' she wrote to one friend in a text. 'I just [need] to have a record if something happens to me.' In another text to a different friend, Ms Fenwick wrote: 'Tony is acting quite strangely … I don't feel safe with him.' During the trial, the jury also heard from a paramedic, who said they did not perform CPR on Ms Fenwick as it was clear on arrival that she was dead. 'There was blood around her chest and abdomen area with a cloth placed on top,' Paramedic Ryan Constance said. The matter will next appear in court on August 3.
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Boyfriend is found guilty of stabbing his partner to death when she tried to kick him out after supporting him for years while he was jobless
A man has been found guilty of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and leaving her lying on the floor with a blood-soaked washcloth covering her wounds. Anthony 'Tony' Eriksen, 63, defended himself during a NSW Supreme Court trial after he pleaded not guilty to murdering his partner, Lisa Fenwick, in their Sydney apartment in April 2023. The 59-year-old woman was found lying in her own blood on the floor of a bedroom with a bloodied washcloth covering her multiple stab wounds, the jury was told. She had been repeatedly stabbed in her heart and lungs with a kitchen knife that was found in the sink with blood on the blade, crown prosecutor Daniel Boyle said. Those allegations were accepted by jurors, who deliberated for little more than two hours on Tuesday before finding Eriksen guilty of murder. The jurors were told the de facto couple got into an argument after Ms Fenwick sent Eriksen a text message with a link to a house-sharing website. Ms Fenwick was insistent that Eriksen move out of their Mascot apartment after she had supported him for several years while he was unemployed. Her friends testified that Ms Fenwick had confided in them about her concerns and frustrations with Eriksen in the lead-up to her death. 'I am fearful of Tony. That is why I am telling you this,' she texted one friend. 'I just (need) to have a record if something happens to me.' Paramedics told the court they found Ms Fenwick with several stab wounds to her chest, abdomen and right arm, which they deemed 'incompatible with life'. Eriksen was wearing a bathrobe and had dried-up blood on his face, wrist and right foot when the first responders arrived at the scene, the court was told. In a triple-zero call, the jury heard Eriksen told the operator he had got into an argument with Ms Fenwick and he had 'put a knife in her'. He will face sentencing at a later date.
ABC News
10-06-2025
- ABC News
Final text of Sydney woman stabbed to death read to court in first day of murder trial
A man who allegedly told a triple-0 operator he "put a knife in" his partner before she was found dead has pleaded not guilty to murder, and declined to give an opening address in his trial at which he is defending himself. Anthony Eriksen is accused of stabbing his long-term de facto partner Lisa Fenwick to death on April 9, 2023 at their unit in Sydney's south. The Crown prosecutor said Ms Fenwick's body was found in their Mascot bedroom with 18 stab wounds. Ms Fenwick was already dead when paramedics arrived at 6:15 pm, just 11 minutes after a triple-0 call made by Mr Eriksen. Police allegedly found Mr Eriksen with her blood on his wrist and right foot. The Crown's evidence includes CCTV footage proving they were the only two people in the unit at the time of death, and recordings of the triple-0 call made by Mr Eriksen. Mr Eriksen allegedly said to the emergency operator "we've got in an argument" and "I put a knife in her". When asked by the operator where he stabbed her, he allegedly said "just the upper the chest". "You've done more than one wound?", the emergency operator asked. "I don't know, three or something, I don't know," he allegedly replied. The Crown said an autopsy on Ms Fenwick's body revealed there were at least four sharp defects to the heart and four sharp defects to the aorta. The court also heard Ms Fenwick had three sharp defects to the right lung — one of the wounds going completely through the lung — a cut to the oesophagus, three sharp force injuries to the liver and damage to the main vein to and from the heart. Mr Eriksen, who maintains his innocence, is exercising his right to represent himself in the trial before the Supreme Court. The 62-year-old chose not to say a word to the jury on Tuesday. The former NSW government employee appeared in court in green prison clothing. Justice Andrew Coleman advised the jury to not "draw any adverse inference" from his appearance, his standing in court or the fact he declined to speak. The trial is expected to last up to 20 days and the Crown will present 50 witnesses including police officers, forensic specialists, Ms Fenwick's mental health counsellor, and her family and friends who will testify she was afraid of Mr Eriksen. The Crown revealed a text sent from Ms Fenwick to her friend Michelle Roberts. "If anything happens to me, believe I am of sound mind. I am fearful of Tony," the message read. "That is why I am telling you this, I just need to have a record if something happens to me." Another text message to her friend Robert Srjararian read: "Please keep in touch Rob as Tony is acting quite strangely after I told him about my interview today….I don't feel safe with him." The Crown told the jury it believes Ms Fenwick and Mr Eriksen's relationship had been deteriorating for years due to his unemployment and relying on her for financial support. It will allege when Ms Fenwick was made redundant in December 2022, it put further financial stress on her and the relationship. Evidence from her counsellor and a recorded call made by Mr Eriksen to MensLine Australia will show Ms Fenwick wanted him to move out and was actively looking for another place to live. Hours before the alleged murder, Ms Fenwick sent a text to Mr Eriksen with a link to a posting on a house sharing website that read, "Not sure if they will want a 60-year-old man though". The trial will resume on Wednesday where the first witness will give evidence.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
Woman fatally stabbed minutes after dog walk, jury told
After returning from an evening walk with her two schnauzer dogs, Lisa Fenwick stepped inside her home and was stabbed to death by her partner, a jury has heard. Anthony Eriksen's Supreme Court trial began on Tuesday after he pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Fenwick in their Sydney apartment in April 2023. The jury was told arriving police and paramedics found Eriksen in the unit's hallway wearing a bathrobe, with dried up blood on his face, wrist and right foot. Ms Fenwick was seen lying in her own blood. She had been repeatedly stabbed in her heart and lungs, crown prosecutor Daniel Boyle said. "He did it to her deliberately and did it with an intent to kill her," he said in his opening address. The alleged weapon, a kitchen knife, was found in the sink with "slightly watery" blood dripping from the blade, Mr Boyle said. The couple allegedly got into an argument after Ms Fenwick sent Eriksen a text message about 3.30pm with a link to house-sharing website The message read "not sure they'd want a 60-year-old man though!" the jury was told. Ms Fenwick was insistent that Eriksen needed to move out after financially supporting him for several years while he was unemployed, Mr Boyle said. Eriksen allegedly told police at the scene of the fatal incident that he had consumed a "couple of drinks" of red wine during the afternoon. "Living life is so stressful ... she just criticises me all the time," he allegedly told police. "I don't know - it just happened." Eriksen, who is self-represented, chose not to provide an opening statement, which Justice Andrew Coleman said should not prejudice the jury's view of the accused murderer. The judge also cautioned jury members to be objective in their assessment of the facts laid out before them. "You might also see he is wearing his green clothes, don't draw any adverse inference ... (or) speculate as to why," Justice Coleman said. "It's really irrelevant. "Don't go home and start googling ... facts about the case." Ms Fenwick had earlier expressed grave fears for her safety, confiding to two close friends. "I don't feel safe with him," she texted to one friend. A month later, she was dead. The trial resumes on Wednesday. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Lifeline 13 11 14 Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491
