{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69e74e7c07ecece42a32f22c/69e74e8b07ecece42a32f3f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#8 - Agatha Christie Anticipated This Case in One of Her Most Famous Novels.","description":"<p>This case has been described as one of the most bizarre cases in recent Australian legal history, with a climax mirroring one of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels.</p><p><br></p><p>Today we ask: is it legally possible to murder a dead body?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong><a href=\"https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/natalia-antolak-saper\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Natalia Antolak-Saper</a>, criminal law scholar, Monash University</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Case: </strong><a href=\"https://jade.io/article/448436\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">R v Darrington</a> [2016] VSC 60</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Further Reading: </strong><a href=\"https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-jailed-for-eight-years-for-attempting-to-murder-a-corpse-20160229-gn6dvc.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Man jailed for eight years for attempting to murder a corpse</a> (The Age, 29 February 2026)</p>","author_name":"MINIATURE"}