Murder charge dropped against South Australia woman alleged involved
A murder charge has been dropped against one of two people accused of killing a paediatrician in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs last week.
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00:00 Jacinta de Villa is expected to be reunited with her nine-month-old baby for Christmas
00:07 after a magistrate ruled she can be released on home detention bail.
00:12 The 27-year-old appeared in court by video link from the Adelaide Women's Prison, where
00:17 she's been in custody since she was arrested last week, charged with murdering Dr Michael
00:23 Young.
00:24 Police had alleged Ms de Villa and her partner, Kerem Mustafa Aydin, broke into the paediatrician's
00:29 eastern suburbs home to steal property worth more than $30,000.
00:35 The 61-year-old was seriously injured and later died in hospital.
00:40 The court heard the charges against Ms de Villa have been updated.
00:44 Court records show the murder charge has been dropped and she's now accused of assisting
00:49 an offender.
00:50 Prosecutors didn't oppose a defence application to release Ms de Villa on home detention bail.
00:56 Mr Aydin is still facing a murder charge.
01:00 Both are due to face court again in March.
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