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Ash Morgan

Criminal trial over the death of Ash Morgan during a 2024 street brawl at Raymond Terrace, north of Newcastle.

Acquitted
last updated 29 July 2026 · 2 sources
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11
Open questions
3
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Acquitted
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Case file Ash Morgan, reference D C zero zero six three. ABC Newcastle reported that Kane Flanders was accused of murdering thirty-eight-year-old Ash Morgan at Raymond Terrace during a street brawl in the early hours of nine April twenty twenty-four; the accusation was an unproven allegation. ABC Newcastle reported emergency services were called to Cambridge Avenue about two a.m. after reports a man had serious head injuries. ABC Newcastle reported that Crown prosecutor Brendan Queenan told the jury Mr Morgan went to the address armed with an axe, and that the altercation was captured on CCTV and a mobile phone. ABC Newcastle reported Mr Flanders, thirty-two, pleaded not guilty and was tried in the Newcastle Supreme Court. ABC Newcastle reported that, on twenty-one July twenty twenty-six, a Supreme Court jury found Mr Flanders not guilty of murder and manslaughter, after four days of deliberation. ABC Newcastle reported he would remain in custody on other charges for which bail had been refused. The file’s open questions include later court dates, if any. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero six three at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed11 entries
9 April 2024
ABC Newcastle reported that Kane Flanders was accused of murdering 38-year-old Ash Morgan at Raymond Terrace during a street brawl in the early hours of 9 April 2024; the accusation is an unproven allegation.
ABC Newcastle
9 April 2024
ABC Newcastle reported that emergency services were called to Cambridge Avenue about 2am after reports that a man had been found with serious head injuries.
ABC Newcastle
9 April 2024
ABC Newcastle reported that Crown prosecutor Brendan Queenan told the jury that Mr Morgan went to the address armed with an axe.
ABC Newcastle
9 April 2024
ABC Newcastle reported that the prosecutor told the jury the altercation spanned several minutes and was captured on CCTV and a mobile phone.
ABC Newcastle
9 April 2024
ABC Newcastle reported that the prosecutor told jurors a witness would give evidence that Mr Flanders swung a Razor-branded scooter after Mr Morgan ran at him swinging the axe; this is evidence described to the jury, not a proven finding.
ABC Newcastle
9 April 2024
ABC Newcastle reported that the prosecutor told jurors Mr Flanders spoke to police at the scene and said Mr Morgan had an axe and had come at him; this is a reported statement described in court.
ABC Newcastle
6 July 2026
ABC Newcastle reported that Kane Flanders, 32, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Ash Morgan and was on trial in the Newcastle Supreme Court; the charge remains an unproven allegation.
ABC Newcastle
6 July 2026
ABC Newcastle reported that Justice Desmond Fagan told jurors self-defence may be important in the trial and that this could leave the jury open to returning a manslaughter verdict.
ABC Newcastle
21 July 2026
ABC Newcastle reported that a Supreme Court jury found Kane Flanders, 32, not guilty of murder and manslaughter over the death of Ash Morgan at Raymond Terrace in 2024.
ABC Newcastle · added 29 Jul 2026
21 July 2026
ABC Newcastle reported that the jury cleared Mr Flanders of the charges after four days of deliberation.
ABC Newcastle · added 29 Jul 2026
21 July 2026
ABC Newcastle reported that Mr Flanders would remain in custody because he was before the courts on other charges for which bail had been refused.
ABC Newcastle · added 29 Jul 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
How will the jury assess the self-defence issue identified by Justice Desmond Fagan?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
Which witness evidence and recordings will ultimately be accepted or rejected by the jury?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What later court dates, if any, have been set beyond the trial period reported by ABC Newcastle?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
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