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Coroner finds “inexplicably” deficient police investigation of death of two Indigenous girls was due in part to racial bias

The investigation into the death of two Indigenous girls in 1987 was "inexplicably" deficient, in part due to racial bias in the NSW Police Force at the time, a coroner has found.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 23, 2024
36 years on, inquest findings on deaths of Jacinta and Mona Lisa Smith to be delivered

The findings on the deaths of two young Indigenous girls in regional New South Wales will be delivered on Tuesday, more than 36 years after they were killed in horrific circumstances.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 22, 2024
Justice must be served for police failures in investigation of two Indigenous girls' deaths, inquest told

The NSW Coroner has been urged to reject the not-guilty verdict handed down by an all-white jury to a non-Indigenous man involved in the deaths of two Aboriginal girls 36 years ago, an inquest has hea...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 21, 2023
Inquest hears initial investigation into the death of two Indigenous girls was inadequately conducted

The following article contains names and images of people who have died, as well as graphic and disturbing details. A non-Indigenous man should have faced manslaughter charges for his role in the horr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 20, 2023
Coronial inquest into historic death of two Indigenous girls hears of failures to adequately preserve evidence

The following article contains names and images of people who have died, as well as graphic and disturbing details. An inquest into the historic deaths of two Indigenous girls has heard a crime scene...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 1, 2023
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