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Acid burn victim Monika Chetty urged police to ‘find the truth’ before dying of her injuries, inquest hears
A woman who died after suffering catastrophic acid burns urged police to “find the truth” as she lay fighting for her life in hospital in Sydney’s west, a coronial inquest has heard.
Key points:
- Monika Chetty died in 2014 from acid burns to 80 per cent of her body
- She was homeless following a marriage breakdown and gambling addiction
- An inquest examining her mysterious death is set down for five days
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Monika Chetty, 39, was found by police in bushland in West Hoxton on January 3, 2014 with acid burns to 80 per cent of her body.
The mother-of-three was taken to Concord Hospital but died four weeks later.
A coronial inquest before deputy state coroner Elaine Truscott began on…
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