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    Year 10 - Legal Studies Semester ONE - 2023

    FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL TRIALS


    THE AZARIA CHAMBERLAIN CASE (1980)
    ‘A dingo’s got my baby!’

    Research Task: The Presumption of Innocence


    READ THE LINK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Azaria_Chamberlain

    ESTABLISHING THE FACTS OF THE CASE

    1. When did 9-week-old Azaria Chamberlain go missing?


    On the 17th of August 1980

    2. What was ULURU previously known as?


    Ayes Rock.

    3. After searching for the missing baby what evidence was discovered by police and
    Aboriginal trackers?
    The baby’s jumpsuit, jacket.

    4. Originally Lindy and Michael Chamberlain’s account of what happened was believed
    but in 1982 a coroner’s inquest changed everything. What was the findings of the
    inquest?
    The findings of this inquest were Azaria’s jumpsuit which based on ultraviolet photographs
    showed that there was an incised wound around the neck of the jumpsuit and an imprint of
    the hand of a small adult. As well as this their Holden Torana was part of the findings.

    5. How many years was Lindy Chamberlain sentenced for the murder of baby Azaria?
    She was tried for murder and spent more than three years in prison and then after a second
    inquest Lindy Chamberlain was sentenced to life imprisonment.

    6. What was Michael Chamberlain accused of?


    Michael was accused of being an accessory.

    7. What happened in 1986 dramatically changed the case?


    Azaria’s jacket was found in an area with numerous dingo lairs.

    8. When was Lindy Chamberlain released from prison?


    She was released on the 12 th of June 2012

    9. What happened in the Northern Territory Supreme Court in


    1988?
    They overturned all the convictions against Lindy and Michael

    10. What was the official finding of the fourth inquest in 2012?
    At the fourth inquest the official findings were that Azaria
    Chamberlain was taken and killed by a dingo.

    THE TRIAL: NORTHERN TERRITORY SUPREME COURT


    Summarise the PROSECUTION’S CASE against Lindy Chamberlain

    (What did the Prosecution ALLEGE happened to baby Azaria?)

     The crown alleged that Lindy Chamberlain had caught Azaria’s throat in the front seat of the
    family call hiding the baby's body in a large camera case.

     At a later time while other people from the campsite was searching, she disposed the body

     These allegations were supported through the jumpsuit being covered in blood stains.

     A nurse also reported having heard of babies cry after the time when the prosecution alleged
    Azaria had been murdered

     The prosecution alleged that Azaria was killed in a car which was backed with adult blood
    and other organic compounds.

    THE Media CIRCUS and PEOPLE’S Bias

    What theories did some Australian’s form about the disappearance of the baby?

    Answer: some Australians formed that the chamberlains seventh-day Adventist religion was actually
    a coach that killed infants as a part of bizarre religious ceremonies and that's how the baby
    disappeared.

    After reading about the case, do you NOW think Lindy Chamberlain is guilty or innocent?

    o NOT GUILTY o GUILTY

    Explain Your Decision

    Answer: I think that she is guilty because the evidence suggests otherwise. The evidence shows that
    the blood found on the jumpsuit was present in the vehicle where is area was allegedly murdered
    and it can't be proven that the fingers killed her because all they found was her missing jacket which
    could have just ended up there.

    Further information:
    http://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/we-didnt-believe-the-dingo-story/news-story/d74c0d8de348d232aa1ea59ea29680c3

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