INQUEST findings that could have the cause of Azaria Chamberlain’s death officially altered to say she died from a dingo attack are set to be released next month.
Northern Territory coroner Elizabeth Morris yesterday said she will hand down her findings on June 12 in relation to the inquest, which was held in February this year.
The findings will be streamed live from the Darwin Magistrates Court at 10am.
Ms Morris’ findings could be the final chapter in what has been one of Australia’s most enduring sagas, which began when nine-week-old Azaria disappeared from a campsite in Uluru in 1980.
Court hearings in the 1980s ruled Azaria’s mother, Lindy Chamberlain, be jailed for murder and her husband Michael Chamberlain given a suspended sentence after being found guilty of being an accessory after the fact.
After Azaria’s matinee jacket was found in 1986 the case was reopened and a royal commission in 1987 exonerated both parents.
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In 1988 the Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeals overturned all convictions against the Chamberlains, but despite their exoneration, a 1995 coronial inquest into the disappearance of Azaria delivered an open verdict.
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