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NSW man guilty of manslaughter over fatal stabbing with barbecue fork Darryle Tailford, from Orange, was stopped from driving because he was drunk, leading to altercation with then-girlfriend’s brother Darryle Tailford has been found guilty of manslaughter after his then-girlfriend’s brother died from a barbecue fork wound in Orange. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP Darryle Tailford has been found guilty of manslaughter after his then-girlfriend’s brother died from a barbecue fork wound in Orang...

A drunk man holding a barbecue fork which killed his then-girlfriends brother after he prevented him from driving in central west NSW has been found guilty of manslaughter. Darryle Tailford , 28, had pleaded not guilty to murder after Richard Ricky Eggins died in the early hours on March 2, 2019 when the two-pronged fork pierced his aorta. Tailford originally pleaded guilty to manslaughter but the Crown did not accept this, saying despite his highly intoxicated state he was capable of making de...

22:38 EDT, 3 March 2021 5 shares After a group of friends were shouting, scuffling, and yanking garage roller doors up and down, the night fell deadly quiet, a jury has heard. All of a sudden it had gone so quiet you could have heard a pin drop, it was that quiet, Madison Rake told the NSW Supreme Court in Orange on Wednesday. In that moment of silence Ms Rakes then-boyfriend Richard Ricky Eggins was stabbed in the chest by Darryle Tailford who was holding a barbecue fork. Within two minutes...