De-a-dly Love Triangle Hor-ror: Chef Convicted of Kil-ling Romantic Rival Before Making a Shocking Admission to Police
LOVE TRIANGLE ENDS IN BL00DSHED 
CHEF FOUND GUILTY OF FATALLY STABBING HIS ROMANTIC RIVAL BEFORE MAKING A SH0CK ADMISSION TO POLICE: ‘I’M AN IDIOT’
A chef has been found guilty of manslaughter after he fatally stabbed the husband of a woman he was having an affair with during a confrontation.
Robert Marshall, 43, returned to his rural property at Bungonia, near Goulburn in New South Wales, in March 2024 after finishing a shift when he was confronted by Adam Cordingley.
Following an altercation, Marshall stabbed the father-of-four with a hunting knife and called police.
Bodycam footage, published by Nine News, shows Marshall admitting to a love triangle involving himself, Mr Cordingley and Mr Cordingley’s wife.
‘I had an affair with his wife. That was like nine months ago,’ he told police.
When an officer asked whether the situation was still raw, Marshall replied: ‘Yeah.’
His interview with police, which lasted an hour, also revealed further details of the incident.
‘I had no intentions of stabbing him. I’m a f***ing idiot,’ Marshall told officers.
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Robert Marshall (pictured) was found guilty of manslaughter after he stabbed a romantic rival
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Marshall told officers during his arrest that he had returned to his rural property at Bungonia, near Goulburn, after work in March 2024 and was confronted by Adam Cordingley
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Mr Cordingley (pictured) questioned Marshall about the details of an affair he had with Mr Cordingley’s wife nine months prior
Marshall claimed Mr Cordingley waited for him at his home and began to question him about the affair.
‘So then he started asking questions about what was happening with the affair and all that sort of stuff, how many times we’d had sex,’ he told officers.
‘I started walking back towards the house and that’s when he ran up and started punching into me.
‘He probably got three or four more blows into my head.’
Marshall said Mr Cordingley then said: ‘Did you stab me?’
During his trial in the NSW Supreme Court, Marshall claimed he could not remember using the knife and argued he acted in self-defence.
He was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. He will next appear in court for a sentencing hearing in September.
