Woman to face third trial over Raymond Terrace killing

The scene of Jason Adams' death in Raymond Terrace in February, 2020. Inset, Mr Adams and Lily Ridgeway.

MORE than five years after Jason Adams was stabbed to death at Raymond Terrace, his accused killer Lily Ridgeway will go on trial for a third time.

Ridgeway, who was last month released on bail after her manslaughter conviction was overturned in the Court of Criminal Appeal, will again face trial in NSW Supreme Court in September, 2025.

The 25-year-old was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter, a jury rejecting her self-defence claim, after two trials in NSW Supreme Court in 2021 and 2022.

She was later jailed for a maximum of seven years and seven months, with a non-parole period of five years, which would have made her eligible for parole in November next year.

But after serving more than three years behind bars, and more than two years after she was convicted of killing Mr Adams, Ridgeway had her conviction quashed after the CCA found she had suffered a miscarriage of justice.

The central issue of the appeal was that the jury were allowed to hear evidence that Ridgeway allegedly told a friend "it felt so good" after the stabbing.

Ridgeway's estimated three-week manslaughter trial will start on September 1, 2025.