SA: Man appears in court for killing of gay "informant"

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2005
SA: Man appears in court for killing of gay "informant"

ADELAIDE, April 21 AAP - A man appeared in an Adelaide court today on a charge of killing
a homosexual who had alleged a serving South Australian MP was a paedophile.

David Richard Fraser, who turned 34 today, remained silent during his brief appearance
in Adelaide Magistrates Court charged with murdering Shaine Moore.

Mr Moore, 33, was found dead in his northern Adelaide house by police in February,
10 days after he was reported missing.

Police had been searching for him to interview him as part of their investigation into
last December's murder of another gay man, Robert Woodland, at Adelaide's Veale Gardens.

Mr Moore was not a suspect in Mr Woodland's murder but was one of several members of
the gay community police sought for interview in relation to his killing and other assaults
at Veale Gardens, a known homosexual meeting place.

Following both men's deaths, former parliamentary speaker Peter Lewis revealed they
had each contacted his office about an inquiry into the abuse of wards of the state.

Mr Lewis said the men had claimed a serving MP had been involved in illegal homosexual
activities at Veale Gardens.

However, another man who made similar allegations to Mr Lewis, convicted paedophile
Craig Ratcliffe, has since retracted his statements.

Fraser, who is unemployed and lives at west suburban Hove, made no application for
bail but his lawyer indicated bail may be sought at a later date.

He was remanded in custody to return to court in June.

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KEYWORD: FRASER

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