Cooks Hill murder: DNA, CCTV links Michael Thomas Rae to shooting, police say

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August 6 2021 - 8:31am
STRIKE FORCE: Detectives investigating the shooting murder of Wesley Prentice at a unit in Darby Street, Cooks Hill last month.
STRIKE FORCE: Detectives investigating the shooting murder of Wesley Prentice at a unit in Darby Street, Cooks Hill last month.

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Wesley Prentice at a unit in Cooks Hill last month allege they can link Michael Thomas Rae to the shooting through DNA and CCTV footage, the Newcastle Herald can reveal.

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Sam Rigney

Court Reporter

Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter in 2011. He is an experienced court reporter who has won two national court reporting awards, including the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Court Reporting for his coverage of the Hunter's worst serial rapist. Before working at the Herald, Sam was a sports journalist with the Maitland Mercury where he won awards for his coverage of the Newcastle Rugby League salary cap scandal. Sam is a Novocastrian born-and-bred.

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