Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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In short:
Dharminder Singh is charged with murdering Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong on July 7.
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Singh → charge → July
The 48-year-old's case was mentioned today in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court, where his lawyer questioned a domestic violence charge against him.
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lawyer → mention → him
Mr Singh was remanded in custody and the case was adjourned to November 12.
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case → remand → November
The lawyer representing the man accused of murdering Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong has told a court he is "puzzled" by the domestic violence element of the charges against his client.
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he → represent → client
Ms Armstrong's former partner, Dharminder Singh, was charged with one count of murder, domestic violence offence and a count of arson in relation to Ms Armstrong's car after police found her body in bushland outside Toowoomba on July 12.
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police → charge → July
The 48-year-old had his case briefly mentioned in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Thursday for the second time since his arrest, where his lawyer, Ramli Salehkon, told the court he was "puzzled" by the domestic violence aspect of the charge against Mr Singh.
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he → have → Singh
"I am quite puzzled by the way the charge is framed, that there is an element of domestic violence in this charge," Mr Salehkon said.
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Salehkon → frame → charge
"As far as I understand, there is no domestic violence committed by Mr Singh on the late Ms Jana Armstrong.
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I → understand → Armstrong
Magistrate Kyna Morice interrupted the line of questioning.
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Morice → interrupt → questioning
"Mr Salehkon, I am going to stop you here.
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I → go → you
I won't hear this," Magistrate Morice said, adding that it was not an appropriate forum.
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it → hear → this
I absolutely will not hear submissions about conduct of the deceased."
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I → hear → deceased
Mr Salehkon continued, telling the court: "There was an incident the police were aware that happened last year and that should be included in the brief of evidence."
Magistrate Morice said this information might well be in the brief of evidence, which had not yet been fully served.
Mr Salehkon said he would address the matter at the next mention.
Magistrate Morice adjourned the case to November 12 to allow more time for the brief of evidence to be completed and for forensic material to be finalised.
Ms Armstrong's family, including her sister Faith Isaacs and Faith's husband Michael, were in court, along with her brother Dean Armstrong, uncle, aunt and cousin and family friends.
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family → continue → brother
"It is important for us to come to court because we want to show how much support we have for Jana and her son," Ms Isaacs said.
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Isaacs → come → Jana
She said the family had been struggling since Ms Armstrong's death and she was caring for her sister's six-month-old baby boy.
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she → say → boy
"In all honesty, we are struggling a lot.
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we → struggle → honesty
She was a big part of our lives,"she said.
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She → say → lives,"she
Ms Isaacs said she was "disgusted" by the defence questioning of the domestic violence charge in court.
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she → say → court
Jana Armstrong was last seen alive at her home in Newtown on the afternoon of July 7, after having brunch with her sister earlier that day.
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Armstrong → see → sister
At 6am on July 8 Ms Armstrong's car was found abandoned in the middle of the street 500 metres from her home, but she was nowhere to be found.
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she → find → home
Her body was discovered by two pig hunters in steep bushland off Esk Hampton Road at Redbank Creek, about 60 kilometres from her home, at 10:39pm on July 12.
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body → discover → July
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