Adrian Basham, 49, was jailed for life in 2023 after murdering Samantha Fraser a week before she was due to give evidence in court about allegations he had raped her. Currently serving the maximum possible sentence, Basham twice interrupted the proceeding, prompting a stern rebuke from a judge and a warning he could be removed. He then tied a noose around her neck and hanged Ms Fraser from the garage door. At trial, Basham admitted he assaulted her, but contended that she was alive when he left and later died by suicide. Justice Taylor described this as a “palpable fiction”.