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Alleged murderer attempted to rob Newcastle service station armed with IED, court told MonMonday 14 updated MonMonday 14 Zack Mavin, 24, is accused of murdering 54-year-old Shortland resident Bobby Palmer. ( Print text only Cancel A man accused of murdering a Newcastle resident who was out walking his dog tried to rob a petrol station while armed with an improvised explosive device (IED) minutes before the alleged attack, a court has heard. Key points: Robert Palmer was walking his dog in Short...

04:13 EDT, 14 December 2020 Zack Mavin (pictured), 24, is accused of murdering Robert Bobby Palmer, 54 A man allegedly armed with a knife and explosive device tried robbing a service station minutes before stabbing a much loved footy legend to death, a court has heard.  Zack Mavin, 24, is accused of murdering Robert Bobby Palmer, 54, outside Metro service station on Sandgate Road, Shortland in Newcastle, NSW on Saturday night.  He appeared in Newcastle Local Court on Monday charged with mu...