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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYFriday 11 September 2026

3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

abc.net.au: “Mr Billings was aware that Ms Ticehurst had previously told police about her fears that he would break through the window and get to her before police could get there,”; news24.com.au: “Mr Billings…

As published

11 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

7news.com.au as published: Daniel Billings: Man who murdered his ex-partner Molly Ticehurst sentenced7news.com.au2026-09-11 11:31:37abc.net.au as published: Molly Ticehurst's killer sentenced for 'absolutely terrifying' murder - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporationabc.net.au2026-09-11 11:31:37dailymail.com as published: Molly Ticehurst's killer jailed after horrific stabbing of young mum in her bedroomdailymail.com2026-09-11 11:31:37dailytelegraph.com.au as published: Molly Ticehurst’s family quietly exit as her killer’s sentence revealeddailytelegraph.com.au2026-09-11 11:31:37news24.com.au as published: Molly Ticehurst killer sentenced for ‘absolutely terrifying’ murdernews24.com.au2026-09-11 11:31:37nine.com.au as published: Man who murdered Molly Ticehurst learns his fatenine.com.au2026-09-11 11:31:37rnz.co.nz as published: Daniel Billings sentenced for murder of childcare worker Molly Ticehurstrnz.co.nz2026-09-11 11:31:37sbs.com.au as published: Molly Ticehurst's killer sentenced to 28 years in prisonsbs.com.au2026-09-11 11:31:37smh.com.au as published: ‘It must have been absolutely terrifying’: Molly Ticehurst’s murderer jailedsmh.com.au2026-09-11 11:31:37theguardian.com as published: Molly Ticehurst’s killer Daniel Billings sentenced to 28 years in jail for her murder | Crime - Australiatheguardian.com2026-09-11 11:31:37weeklytimesnow.com.au as published: The man who murdered Molly Ticehurst sentenced 28 yearsweeklytimesnow.com.au2026-09-11 11:31:37

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • abc.net.au: “Mr Billings ultimately chose to carry out the fatal assault by doing exactly what he threatened to do.”
    • news24.com.au: “Mr Billings ultimately chose to carry out the fatal assault by doing exactly what he threatened to do.”
    • rnz.co.nz: “Billings ultimately chose to carry out the fatal assault by doing exactly what he threatened to do.”
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    The date of the murder: April 21 or April 22, 2024

    • 7news.com.au (April 22)
    • abc.net.au (April 21)
    • dailymail.com (April 22)
    • news24.com.au (April 21)
    the full text
  • WHO COULD READ IT

    theguardian.com put this behind a wall. 7news.com.au, abc.net.au, dailymail.com did not.

    • Recorded as served to a reader who was not signed in. Outlets have to be paid
    • what this changes is which account a reader could reach without paying.
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    dailymail.com carried 13 details no other outlet reported.

    • Billings was found standing calm and expressionless in the dock when sentenced
    • Billings used a hunting knife to stab Ticehurst
    • Billings stabbed Ticehurst 15 times
    • The attack lasted less than a minute
    • Ticehurst was found dead in her pyjamas
    • Billings is a former mine worker
    • Billings and Ticehurst ended their on-and-off relationship in December 2023
    • Billings had threatened to kill Ticehurst in the months after their relationship ended
    • The murder was described as 'senseless and brutal'
    • The murder was described as 'revenge for her reporting allegations of sexual assault to police'
    • The murder was described as 'ferocious'
    • Justice Adams found Billings' offending was in the high range of seriousness
    • Billings was found dead in the early hours of April 22, 2024 (disambiguation: note that the subject is Ticehurst, not Billings)

Who could read this

  • theguardian.com required an account to a reader who was not signed in.
  • 7news.com.au, abc.net.au, dailymail.com, news24.com.au, nine.com.au, rnz.co.nz, sbs.com.au, smh.com.au served the full article to the same reader.
  • This records what was served, not whether it should have been. Outlets have to be paid, and a wall is not a criticism. What it changes is which account of this event a reader could reach without paying.
11independent outlets
What happened, for context

Daniel Billings, 31, was sentenced to 28 years in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years for the murder of his ex-partner Molly Ticehurst, a 28-year-old childcare worker, in her Forbes, NSW home on April 21-22, 2024. He stabbed her multiple times in a premeditated attack after breaking through a bedroom window, fulfilling threats he had made while on bail for charges including sexual assault against her.

9 of 11 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: dailytelegraph.com.au, weeklytimesnow.com.au. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • 7news.com.auUNCLASSIFIED
  • abc.net.auPUBLIC
  • dailymail.comINDEP
  • dailytelegraph.com.auUNCLASSIFIED
  • news24.com.auUNCLASSIFIED
  • nine.com.auUNCLASSIFIED
  • rnz.co.nzPUBLIC
  • sbs.com.auPUBLIC
  • smh.com.auINDEP
  • theguardian.comINDEP
  • weeklytimesnow.com.auUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Daniel Billings was sentenced to 28 years in prison7news.com.au, abc.net.au, dailymail.com, news24.com.au, nine.com.au, rnz.co.nz, sbs.com.au, smh.com.au, theguardian.com
  • Billings has a non-parole period of 20 years7news.com.au, abc.net.au, news24.com.au, nine.com.au, rnz.co.nz, sbs.com.au, theguardian.com
  • Billings is eligible for parole in 20447news.com.au, abc.net.au, smh.com.au
  • Molly Ticehurst was a 28-year-old childcare workerabc.net.au, dailymail.com, nine.com.au, rnz.co.nz, sbs.com.au, theguardian.com
  • The murder occurred at Ticehurst's Forbes home7news.com.au, abc.net.au, dailymail.com, news24.com.au, nine.com.au, rnz.co.nz, sbs.com.au, smh.com.au, theguardian.com
  • The killing occurred on April 21-22, 20247news.com.au, abc.net.au, dailymail.com, news24.com.au, nine.com.au, rnz.co.nz, sbs.com.au, smh.com.au, theguardian.com
  • and 11 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Billings is now 31 years oldonly 7news.com.au
  • The murder sparked new bail laws in NSWonly news24.com.au
  • The murder prompted reforms to domestic violence bail laws in New South Walesonly news24.com.au
  • Billings was found standing calm and expressionless in the dock when sentencedonly dailymail.com, nine.com.au, sbs.com.au, smh.com.au, theguardian.com
  • Billings used a hunting knife to stab Ticehurstonly dailymail.com, nine.com.au, sbs.com.au, smh.com.au, theguardian.com
  • Billings stabbed Ticehurst 15 timesonly dailymail.com, nine.com.au, sbs.com.au, smh.com.au, theguardian.com

Reported unevenly

  • The date of the murder: April 21 or April 22, 2024stated by 7news.com.au (April 22), abc.net.au (April 21), dailymail.com (April 22), news24.com.au (April 21), nine.com.au (April 22), rnz.co.nz (April 21), sbs.com.au (April 22), smh.com.au (April 2024), theguardian.com (April 22)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • ABC News and News24 appear to carry identical or near-identical opening body text. Confirm whether this represents wire copy distribution or independent reporting.

What was checked, and against what

Nothing here could be settled from a primary source. 1 cannot be established from public sources and is listed below. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • cannot be established ABC News and News24 appear to carry identical or near-identical opening body text.The difference does not bear on anything this entry claims. It is recorded here so the reader can see it was noticed and set aside deliberately.