- The defence lawyer for the man who murdered Molly Ticehurst blamed prosecutors for delays in the case. Ex-boyfriend Daniel Billings pleaded guilty to domestic violence murder in November. He was due to be sentenced in June but the case was delayed again in May. Ms Ticehurst, a 28-year-old childcare educator, was found dead in her home at Forbes, in central western NSW, in the early hours of April 22, 2024.