60 Minutes shames the law – twice

Posted on August 30, 2021 by andrew

On March 10, 2019, 60 Minutes broadcast a heartwrenching and game changing interview that showed the world how wrongly the courts had convicted Sue Neill-Fraser for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell. On August 29, 2021, 60 Minutes broadcast interviews with medical scientists that showed the world how wrongly the courts had convicted Kathleen Folbigg for the murder of her four young children. The courts have so far refused to correct either of these wrongs.  Continue reading →

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‘Shaken baby syndrome’ evidence reliability shaken

Posted on August 26, 2021 by andrew

Victoria’s highest court has flagged serious concerns about the scientific diagnosis known as “shaken baby syndrome”, which has been used to prosecute and jail a number of young men for child homicide and abuse in recent years, according to an August 20, 2021 report  in The Age by Chris Vedelgo.   Continue reading →

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Something has to be done

Posted on August 26, 2021 by andrew

Our report (Aug 17, 2021), Wrongful allegation of child sexual abuse as weapon has drawn a heart wrenching response from “MARY”, the wife of a man who she firmly believes has been wrongfully convicted of sexual abuse of a minor. She refers to some of the exculpatory evidence in his case, and pleads on behalf of all men in such situations: “Something has to be done.”  Continue reading →

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“Tasmania, we’ve got you cowered”

Posted on August 23, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.

What’s with the taboo? Every Tasmanian I’ve spoken to agrees: people feel intimidated talking openly about the Sue Neill-Fraser case, the long-running miscarriage of justice that is a weeping sore on Tasmania’s legal system*. Perhaps that’s why there are no mass protests in the streets? Or maybe Tasmania’s media, also feeling intimidated, haven’t reported the malpractice, incompetence and lies that led to her conviction, as have some of their mainland peers? Continue reading →

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Could a prosecutor convince a jury of murder without proof?

Posted on August 22, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.

 It’s a circumstantial case: a murder has been committed but police can find no primary evidence to identify and charge a suspect. It’s not a ‘Whodunnit?’ game, but the reality in not one but two unique murder cases, bizarrely enough in the same year, 2009, but states apart. Continue reading →

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How and why a villain became a key witness for the prosecution

Posted on August 20, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.

Arrested 12 years ago today, on August 20, 2009, for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell, Sue Neill-Fraser is still in Risdon Prison (awaiting the outcome of her last appeal, heard over five months ago), thanks in large part to the unsavoury Phillip Triffett, who gave false and damning evidence against her; here’s why.  Continue reading →

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Wrongful allegation of child sexual abuse as weapon

Posted on August 17, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.

There’s nothing worse than being wrongfully accused of child sexual abuse – except being wrongfully convicted of such a crime. Two books explore how the law and how society treat this explosive subject; allegation as weapon. Continue reading →

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EDITORIAL New evidence demands reopening Sue Neill-Fraser appeal

Posted on August 16, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. 

The cumulative effect of new evidence in the Etter/Selby dossier is devastating: we are left in no doubt that just about the entire machinery of criminal ‘justice’ in Tasmania failed Bob Chappell, Sue Neill-Fraser and the people of Tasmania. We firmly believe there is an urgent need for the appeal to be reopened. So do our angry readers …  Continue reading →

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Reopening Sue Neill-Fraser appeal – a step by step guide

Posted on August 16, 2021 by andrew

Hugh Selby.

How righting the wrong done to Sue Neill-Fraser can be done with speed, civility, and be a credit to the court and the legal profession.  Continue reading →

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Found, abandoned, contaminated, misrepresented – sad story of the red jacket

Posted on August 15, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.

The last of the Etter/Selby investigative papers into the case of Sue Neill-Fraser reveal failure by police to meet basic exhibit standards, false evidence – and non-disclosure. They also raise questions about who knew about the broken chain of evidence custody and when.  Continue reading →

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