This part twelve of a series by Dr Chris Atmore on the Luke Batty inquest.
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner for the South Metro Region, Luke Cornelius, gave evidence today. This was followed by a personal statement from Rosie Batty, and her photographic tribute to Luke. Continue reading
This afternoon we heard evidence from Beth Allen, Assistant Director, Child Protection Unit, Statutory and Forensic Services Design Branch of the Department of Human Services. Together with the impact of the suppression order of the morning, it was difficult Continue reading
This morning Rosie’s legal team and media lawyers argued, against the Commission for Children and Young People and the Department of Human Services, that the Commission’s report of its inquiry into the death of Luke Batty should be at least partly available for direct use in examination of remaining witnesses and for the public to be able to access via media reports. Continue reading
The inquest heard today from a range of services that assisted Rosie and Luke, via a GP, an art therapist, a family violence service worker, a victims of crime counselling service, and a family violence applicant support worker. Continue reading
The inquest into Luke Batty’s death resumed today. For an overview of the key issues so far, see the previous eight days of this blog or the summary in Croakey. Continue reading
