* June 2023 - Billings and Ms Ticehurst break up after 18 months together, before resuming an on-and-off relationship
* December 2023 - The pair break up a final time. Billings tells Ms Ticehurst he killed her dachshund puppy by hitting it with a hammer after their split in June
* January 3, 2024 - Billings goes to Ms Ticehurst's house and threatens to kill her. Ms Ticehurst later tells police Billings raped her during this incident
* January 4 - Ms Ticehurst's father Tony changes the locks on her doors to protect her and places lengths of dowel in the window frames
* January 14 - Billings asks to meet Ms Ticehurst in a public place for "closure" and smashes her car window
* March 4 - The pair meet again and go for a drive, with Ms Ticehurst alleging Billings raped her and threatened her with a knife
* March 27 - Billings texts Ms Ticehurst asking to see her, saying: "If I couldn't have you then I didn't want anyone to."
* April 3 - Billings calls Ms Ticehurst 15 times in 12 minutes and threatens to kill her
* April 5 - Ms Ticehurst goes to Forbes police station to report Billings' abuse. He is arrested and charged with a string of violent offences, including animal cruelty and sexual assault.
* April 6 - Billings is granted bail by a registrar at Dubbo Local Court, as there was no judge on duty that Saturday morning.
* April 7 - Ms Ticehurst leaves Forbes in fear and stays away for a week
* April 20 - Billings is captured on CCTV buying a large hunting knife at a tobacconist
* April 21 - Billings breaks into Ms Ticehurst's bedroom and stabs her 15 times. His car's computer system notes he returns to his ute within 59 seconds
* April 22 - Police arrest Billings in blood-stained clothing at his friends' house 100km from Forbes and charge him with murder
* April 29 - Protests to end gendered violence are held around Australia after a spate of killings
* June 6 - Tougher bail laws for accused domestic violence perpetrators pass NSW parliament. As a consequence, virtual bail courts are later set up to ensure registrars are not used to make bail decisions.
* Between May 2024 and November 2025 - Billings' case is repeatedly adjourned in the local court as his defence team negotiates with prosecutors
* November 3, 2025 - Ms Ticehurst's father Tony says the ongoing court delays have caused the family added trauma and sadness
* November 14 - Billings pleads guilty to murder and breaching an AVO, along with admissions to animal cruelty and property damage. The sexual assault charges are dropped
* December 12 - Billings faces the NSW Supreme Court for the first time for arraignment, confirming his guilty plea
* May 22, 2026 - Billings' June sentencing date is delayed until September to allow the Crown to seek expert opinion from a forensic psychiatrist
* August 31 - Billings faces a final court mention, in which it was revealed the Crown would not seek a life sentence
* September 3 - The Ticehurst family come face-to-face with Billings for the first time in two-and-a-half years for a sentencing hearing
* September 11 - Billings is sentenced to 28 years in prison, with a minimum of 20 years.
Source: agreed statement of facts, AAP reporting
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