Coroner's Finding: Mattathyahu, Judah
Deceased
Tony Zachary Harras, also known as Judah Zachariah Reuben Wolfe Mattathyahu, and other variations including Karl Wolfe, Reuben Mattathyahu
Demographics
49y, male
Date of death
1983-11-12
Finding date
2015-10-02
Cause of death
homicide, the precise mechanism of which the coroner was unable to determine
AI-generated summary
Tony Harras, aged 49, disappeared from Slopen Main, Tasmania on 12 November 1983. The coroner found, on the balance of probabilities applying the Briginshaw standard, that he died from homicide, though the precise mechanism cannot be determined. The investigation revealed Harras was in a sexual affair with Mrs Anne Hull, wife of property owner John Hull. Multiple inconsistencies in Hull family testimony, including their false denial of knowledge of the affair, contradictions regarding events of the disappearance evening, and failure to disclose a goodbye letter found years later, suggest they possessed considerably more information about the death than disclosed. The coroner found credible witnesses (Robert Watson cousins, Paul Minehan) whose consistent accounts indicated Harras remained at Slopen Main after making arrangements to be collected. No body has been located. The file remains open.
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Contributing factors
- sexual affair between deceased and Mrs Anne Hull
- discovery of affair by deceased
- deceased's intention to leave the property
- possible motive related to the affair
Coroner's recommendations
- File remain open pending coming to light of additional information
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