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Wagga Wagga family members of alleged DV murderer charged with being accessories after the fact

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Cassidy, C. (2026, November 9). Wagga Wagga family members of alleged DV murderer charged with being accessories after the fact. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/09/danielle-madgwick-dv-murder-family-of-accused-charged-ntwnfb

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The Guardian · collected 2026-11-09 · by Caitlin Cassidy

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In Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, family members of Adam Mark Perrim, who is accused of fatally stabbing his partner Danielle Madgwick on September 19, have been charged with being accessories after the fact to murder. The three individuals arrested during a police raid on the weekend were identified as Bailey Perrim (18), George Maxwell Richard Perrim (56), and Julie Ann Collins (53). They appeared in court on Saturday and were denied bail until their next appearance on December 23.
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Story summary

Danielle Madgwick, a 23-year-old woman from Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia, was found dead at her home on September 19 due to multiple stab wounds inflicted by her partner Adam Mark Perrim, who is 31 years old. Following the incident, Perrim was arrested and charged with domestic violence murder but denied bail. Recently, on November 6, NSW police conducted a raid at Madgwick's residence where they apprehended two men aged 18 and 56, along with a 53-year-old woman—all family members of Perrim—and charged them as accessories after the fact to murder. The three were denied bail and must appear in court again on December 23. This case highlights the ongoing issue of domestic violence in Australia, according to reports by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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Wagga Wagga Family Members Charged
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This article reads unscored and hedges 11% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
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“Article A reports on the initial charges related to Danielle Madgwick's stabbing, while Article B discusses subsequent accessory charges against family members of the alleged murderer.”
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Who wrote this

Caitlin Cassidy
10 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
Police will allege in court all three knew Madgwick.
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Topics

Australia NSW New South Wales Wagga Wagga the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Subjects

Madgwick PERSON · 4× Australia GPE · 2× New South Wales GPE · 2× Wagga Wagga GPE · 2× Adam Mark Perrim PERSON · 1× Bailey Perrim PERSON · 1× Danielle Madgwick PERSON · 1× George Maxwell Richard Perrim PERSON · 1× NSW GPE · 1× Perrim PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“There’s been enough tears to fill the world’s oceans over and over, I miss you like you wouldn’t believe, your beautiful smile, your silly laugh, our goofy video calls, the groan and eye roll I’d get with every ‘dad joke’, those are memories I’ll treasure for a lifetime.”
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Police will allege in court all three knew Madgwick.

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

Family members of a man accused of the domestic violence murder of a 23-year-old woman in south-western New South Wales have been charged with being accessories to the alleged crime. asserted
members → accuse → crime
Emergency services were called to a Wagga Wagga home on the morning of 19 September where they found Danielle Madgwick suffering multiple stab wounds to her upper body. asserted
Madgwick → call → body
She died at the scene. asserted
She → die → scene
That same evening, Adam Mark Perrim, 31, who was alleged to be Madgwick’s partner, was arrested and charged with alleged domestic violence murder. asserted
who → allege → murder
He briefly appeared in court but did not apply for bail and was remanded to reappear on 18 November. asserted
He → appear → November
On Monday, NSW police said they had raided on the weekend the same house where Madgwick was found. asserted
Madgwick → say → house
Officers arrested two men, aged 18 and 56, and a 53-year-old woman in connection with the alleged murder in mid-September. asserted
Officers → arrest → September
The trio was taken to Wagga Wagga police station, with each individual charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. asserted
individual → take → murder
They appeared in court on Saturday for a committal hearing and were refused bail to next appear on 23 December. asserted
They → appear → December
Court documents state those arrested on the weekend were Perrim’s brother, Bailey Perrim, his father, George Maxwell Richard Perrim, and his mother, Julie Ann Collins. asserted
those → state → weekend
Police will allege in court all three knew Madgwick. asserted
three → allege → Madgwick
Her death was one of three separate cases across the state investigated as domestic violence-related homicides that weekend. asserted
death → investigate → homicides
The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, said at the time the alleged crimes were “shocking” and his thoughts were with the families and communities of the three women. asserted
thoughts → say → women
Madgwick’s father, Heath Madgwick, paid tribute to his daughter on social media last month on what would have been her 24th birthday. asserted
what → pay → media
“Words cannot describe the amount of emotions, thoughts and feelings that have been experienced over the last 4 weeks,” he wrote. asserted
he → describe → weeks
“There’s been enough tears to fill the world’s oceans over and over, I miss you like you wouldn’t believe, your beautiful smile, your silly laugh, our goofy video calls, the groan and eye roll I’d get with every ‘dad joke’, those are memories I’ll treasure for a lifetime.” asserted
I → fill → lifetime
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, a woman was killed every 11 days in 2024-25 by her intimate partner. uncertain
woman → accord → partner
Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. uncertain
helplines → find → www.befrienders.org
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