Small, final ‘victory’ for Daniel Morcombe to help other grieving parents

Friday March 26, 2021

For Bruce and Denise Morcombe, the trauma of their son’s abduction and murder was compounded by the delay in returning his remains for burial.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe (Pic: ABC)

Almost two years ago, after an inquest into Daniel’s murder, State Coroner Terry Ryan recommended the government amend laws to impose a time limit on testing of human remains in circumstances where the prosecution and defence fail to agree on the deceased’s identity.

But the government has been slow to commit, highlighting the complexities of such situations.

As recently as…

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