Darcey Freeman’s death reverberates

Sunday February 8, 2009

The death of four year old Darcey Freeman, who was allegedly thrown by her father from Melbourne’s Westgate Bridge is still reverberating: her family have called for a children’s day to be nominated after her, a call backed by Kevin Rudd there have been calls for a review of Family Court procedures her family… Read More »Custom Single Post Header

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Darcey Freeman’s death reverberates

Sunday, February 08, 2009

The death of four year old Darcey Freeman, who was allegedly thrown by her father from Melbourne’s Westgate Bridge is still reverberating:

- her family have called for a children’s day to be nominated after her, a call backed by Kevin Rudd

there have been calls for a review of Family Court procedures
her family have complained that the Family Court and authorities had not responded to their complaints about their fears for Darcey’s safety
the Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland has announced an inquiry into the role of the Family Court in the case
Chief Justice of the Family Court Diana Bryant has said that no complaints were made, and that the orders about Darcey were made by consent
sensitive documents in the Chief Justice’s car were stolen when her unlocked car was stolen, just hours before Darcey’s funeral.

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