Marcus Rappel sentenced to 32 years jail for Calwell murder of ex-partner Tara Costigan

By Megan Gorrey
Updated April 24 2018 - 8:37pm, first published February 24 2017 - 4:34pm

Convicted killer Marcus Rappel has been sentenced to a minimum of 26 years behind bars for the "vicious and cowardly murder" of his ex-partner Tara Costigan with an axe as she cradled their week-old baby in her arms.

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