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Scott Watson's appeal being heard in Supreme Court
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Scott Watson's appeal being heard in Supreme Court

Watson was sentened to life imprisonment for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in 1998.

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Watson was sentened to life imprisonment for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in 1998.

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