Lily Ridgeway, 20s, stands trial in NSW for allegedly stabbing Jason Adams to death in 2020, claiming self-defense.

Lily Ridgeway, in her 20s, is on trial at the NSW Supreme Court in Newcastle for allegedly stabbing Jason Adams to death on February 29, 2020, in Raymond Terrace. She pleaded not guilty, with prosecutors claiming she intentionally stabbed Adams after being seen with the knife outside a Payton Street home and later discarding it and a jacket in nearby bushland. The defense argues she acted in self-defense, saying she blacked out and entered “survival mode” after being verbally abused by Adams for several minutes. The first witness, Nikita Hanson, testified that Adams had been staying at her home and that their communications had turned hostile. The trial, expected to last about a week, continues before Justice Natalie Adams.