'I'm not going!': Court outburst as killer sent to psychiatric facility
Murder defendant Ricky Rafferty was found unfit to stand trial last year.
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Woman found guilty of murdering partner - her previous crime now revealed
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Murder-accused Rena Joyce will take the stand at trial
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