Case overview
Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (11 June 1980, Mount Isa – 17 August 1980, Uluru / Ayers Rock) was a nine-week-old Australian baby girl who was killed by a dingo on the night of 17 August 1980 during a family camping trip to Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory. An initial inquest held in Alice Springs in the Supreme Court supported the parents' claim and was highly critical of the police investigation. [1]
An initial inquest held in Alice Springs in the Supreme Court supported the parents' claim and was highly critical of the police investigation. On 20 February 1981, in the first live telecast of Australian court proceedings, Barritt ruled that the likely cause was a dingo attack. After a further investigation and a second inquest held in Darwin, Lindy was tried for murder, convicted on 29 October 1982 and sentenced to life imprisonment. [2]
