Ross Merrick convicted of manslaughter, but the jury didn't hear everything

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated April 1 2016 - 10:13am, first published 9:52am
Ross Merrick was found guilty of manslaughter.  Photo: Darren Pateman
Ross Merrick was found guilty of manslaughter. Photo: Darren Pateman
Ross Merrick and Marika Ninness. Photo: Facebook
Ross Merrick and Marika Ninness. Photo: Facebook
It has now been revealed that Merrick used cocaine in the hours before he fatally hit his partner.  Photo: Darren Pateman
It has now been revealed that Merrick used cocaine in the hours before he fatally hit his partner. Photo: Darren Pateman
"Great big hole in our lives": Charnie Braz, Marika Ninness' sister, outside court in Newcastle after the verdict. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
"Great big hole in our lives": Charnie Braz, Marika Ninness' sister, outside court in Newcastle after the verdict. Photo: Jonathan Carroll

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