Kimberley Heptinstall was 32, the life of party. Everyone’s friend. 

She and her partner Travis Barnard met online and got engaged in June 2017.  

Until, after a planned elective surgery, Kim lost her life. Suddenly, tragically. 

The loss devastated her family. And left her partner bereaved, and apparently grieving. 

What Barnard did on the day his partner died in 2019 led him into court this week. 

Actions that to anyone who has lost someone too young are hard to hear, and hard to believe. 

Criminal lawyer Damien Cripps joins Tim Clarke to discuss all aspects of the case. 

For all the latest on courts and crime visit thewest.com.au. If you have a question for the team or cases you'd like explored, please get in touch. Email courtintheact@wanews.com.au

Kimberley Heptinstall was 32, the life of party. Everyone’s friend. 
She and her partner Travis Barnard met online and got engaged in June 2017.  
Until, after a planned elective surgery, Kim lost her life. Suddenly, tragically. 
The loss devastated her family. And left her partner bereaved, and apparently grieving. 
What Barnard did on the day his partner died in 2019 led him into court this week. 
Actions that to anyone who has lost someone too young are hard to hear, and hard to believe. 
Criminal lawyer Damien Cripps joins Tim Clarke to discuss all aspects of the case. 
For all the latest on courts and crime visit thewest.com.au. If you have a question for the team or cases you'd like explored, please get in touch. Email <a href="mailto:courtintheact@wanews.com.au">courtintheact@wanews.com.au</a>

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Do you live and breathe true crime? Want the inside story? All the juicy details?
You’re in luck. Court in the Act with Tim Clarke goes inside the courtroom with an in-depth look at the cases happening right now.
Join Clarke and Australia’s leading legal minds for all the twists and turns of the nation’s most interesting cases.

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Court in the Act with Tim Clarke will delve into the week’s biggest cases and crimes with Australia’s leading legal minds. 

Court in the Act with Tim Clarke will delve into the week’s biggest cases and crimes with Australia’s leading legal minds.

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