2 People Charged With Murder of Top Australian Doctor

Published on December 13, 2023

Two people have been charged with murder over the death of renowned South Australian paediatrician Dr. Michael Yung.  Dr. Yung, 61, died at the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Dec. 12 after a violent home invasion in Gilberton, inner-north Adelaide, on the morning of Dec. 11. The attack resulted in severe injuries to his head and spine. On Dec. 12, police arrested and charged a 22-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman from Thebarton with murder, aggravated serious criminal trespass and commit theft using force.  The pair, who have children, appeared at Adelaide Magistrates Court via video link on Dec. 13. The man, with a bruised and swollen left eye, did not seek bail, while Magistrate Michael Jandy will consider the woman’s potential release on home detention bail next Wednesday....