Death of Azaria Chamberlain

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Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (11 June 1980, Mount Isa – 17 August 1980, Uluru / Ayers Rock) Azaria was a nine-week-old Australian infant 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. Her body was never found. Her parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, reported that she had been taken from their tent by a dingo. However, Lindy was tried for murder and spent more than three years in prison, and Michael received a suspended sentence. Lindy was released only after Azaria's jacket was found near a dingo's den and new inquests were opened. In 2012, 32 years after Azaria's death, the Chamberlains' version of events was supported by a coroner. An initial inquest held in Alice Springs in the Supreme Court supported the parents' claim and was highly critical of the police investigation. The findings were broadcast live on television, a first in Australia. After a further investigation and a second inquest...

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