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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian ‘considering’ second inquest into fatal Luna Park Ghost Train fire
The NSW Premier has confirmed her government is “considering” another inquest into the fatal Luna Park Ghost Train fire in light of fresh evidence.
Key points:
- Six children and one adult died in the fire in June 1979
- An ABC investigation was told notorious crime boss Abe Saffron ordered the fire
- NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman says “new and compelling” evidence is being considered
The blaze, which claimed the lives of six children and one adult in June 1979, was quickly blamed on an electrical fault by police at the time.
An inquest at the time found this was not supported by the evidence, and an open finding was delivered.
But an investigation by the ABC series EXPOSED revealed overlapping accounts from witnesses about youths or bikies…
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