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Brothers Russell Milera and Derek Bromley were taken from their family as children Source: Supplied / Russell Milera

A man who has spent almost 40 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit is set to make his final bid for freedom. Jailed for life for murder in 1984, Derek Bromley is making a final appeal before the High Court to have his conviction overturned.

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A man who has spent almost 40 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit is set to make his final bid for freedom. Jailed for life for murder in 1984, Derek Bromley is making a final appeal before the High Court to have his conviction overturned.

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