NSW: Man charged with murder of former police officer.

AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2000
NSW: Man charged with murder of former police officer.

A court's been told a former Sydney policeman whose body was found dumped in a river
was killed to stop him earning a share of a lucrative Olympic-related security contract.

GRAEME ADAMS' business partner, 29-year-old SIMON CHRISTOPHER CROWTHER-WILKINSON, was
charged with his murder this morning.

According to police facts tendered to Manly Court, Mr ADAMS was a silent stakeholder
in CROWTHER-WILKINSON'S firm Excell Security Pty Ltd.

The company had recently won a $1.6 million contract to supply staff to security giant
and Olympic sub-contractor Chubb Security Australia.

But police allege that rather than share the proceeds, CROWTHER-WILKINSON and another
associate shot and killed Mr ADAMS, wrapped him in chains and dumped him in the Hawkesbury
River, north of Sydney, on June 6 or 7.

The accused man has been refused bail and will appear in Central Local Court on September 6.

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KEYWORD: CROWTHER-WILKINSON (SYDNEY)

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