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Adelaide Husband Pleads to Manslaughter in Wife’s Death, Denies Murder Charge

A 16-week adjournment will allow investigators to obtain post-mortem findings, with DNA results pending before an April court date.

Overview

  • Vikrant Thakur, 42, told Adelaide Magistrates Court he accepts responsibility for killing his wife but maintains he is not guilty of murder.
  • The case is set to return in April before anticipated arraignment to South Australia's Supreme Court for trial.
  • Police say Supriya Thakur, 36, was found unconscious at the Northfield home on December 21 and could not be revived despite CPR.
  • Investigators seized the couple’s mobile phones for analysis, and officers noted another person was in the house but was uninjured.
  • Thakur appeared via video link from custody after not seeking bail at his initial hearing, according to court reports.