昆士兰州布里斯班高等法院的一起三人致命车祸案件审判可能被迫延期。被控三项与家庭暴力相关谋杀罪的被告Rafferty Raymond Rolfe原定于2027年2月1日开始接受为期四周的审判，但由于控方主诉检察官因健康假期问题，预计8月28日前无法恢复工作，该审判日期面临取消风险[1]。
法官Lincoln Crowley表示，如果短期内没有进展，原定的审判日期将被取消，案件将至少推迟一年[1]。法院需在9月10日前敲定日程表[1]。这起案件源于2023年6月21日发生在昆士兰州Bruce Highway附近的车祸，造成Terry Bishop（65岁）、Gypsy Satterley（25岁）和Jessica Townley（38岁）三人丧生[1]。
A Queensland court has signaled that the scheduled trial for a man accused of three murders in a fatal 2023 crash may be postponed by at least a year.[1] Rafferty Raymond Rolfe faces three charges related to family violence homicide stemming from the June 21, 2023 incident on Bruce Highway near Federal, Queensland.[1] The victims were Terry Bishop, 65, Gypsy Satterley, 25, and Jessica Townley, 38.[1]
The trial, originally set to commence on February 1, 2027 and run for four weeks, is now in jeopardy due to the lead prosecutor's absence on health grounds.[1] The lead counsel for the prosecution is not expected to return to work before August 28.[1] Judge Lincoln Crowley indicated that if insufficient progress is made in the near term, the scheduled trial date will be cancelled.[1] The court must finalize its timetable by September 10.[1]