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Nov 9, 2012 · Mr Leveson and his wife, Faye, are consumed by the loss of their son four years ago. His Toyota Seca is still parked in their driveway in the Sutherland Shire, their living room is a shrine of photographs, they write numerous letters to authorities begging for the murder case to be reopened, and they both wear the indelible marks of grief on ...
- A Murder Trial
- No Body, No Deal
- 'We Were A Thorn in Their Sides'
Mr Atkins stood trial for the murder and manslaughter of his boyfriend, and was acquitted by a jury in 2009. Police tapes — where he denies the Bunnings purchases — were ruled inadmissible evidence, as police at the time had not informed him he was a suspect. Mr Atkins exercised his right to silence during his trial, but was eventually grilled on w...
That Mr Atkins lied on the stand meant he could be charged with perjury, a crime that carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence in NSW. Suddenly, his murder acquittal, and section 61 immunity, appeared less significant. For a decade, Faye and Mark Leveson spent their weekends driving around bushlandin a futile attempt to find their son's grave. The...
Despite Mr Atkins leading police to the body, it did not mean he would be charged again with murder or manslaughter. Double jeopardy laws, the section 61 certificate he was issued by the NSW deputy coroner and the separate deal struck with the NSW Attorney-General made this case unique. Even if Mr Atkins' DNA was found on Matthew's remains — extrem...
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Jun 5, 2017 · Taking to Twitter to thank all those who had helped in the lengthy search for their son, Mark Leveson posted a picture of himself and wife Faye raising a glass to everyone who had helped them bring Matthew home.
Aug 11, 2022 · Dan Patterson, producer and deviser of Mock the Week with long-time collaborator, Mark Leveson, was sitting at presenter Dara Ó Briain’s wedding when the best man stood up to give his speech.
- Jenni Frazer
Mar 9, 2018 · MATTHEW Leveson’s family and friends finally brought him home today with a glorious show of the colour purple — his favourite. A weight seemed to lift from Mark and Faye Leveson as they finally laid their son to rest after a decade-long campaign. “Don’t be sad,” Mark Leveson said at his son’s packed funeral.
Aug 26, 2017 · Faye and Mark Leveson held two images up to the waiting press outside court — one of the 20-year-old’s smiling face, and another of his bones reassembled on a table, after they were unearthed from where former boyfriend Michael Atkins buried them in the Royal National Park south of Sydney.
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Sep 23, 2022 · Matthew’s parents, Faye and Mark Leveson, took to Facebook to mark the 15-year milestone and grieve the loss of their child. “A part of our hearts went with you to heaven,” they wrote.
