Anita Cobby detective’s support for Grace’s Place earns a nomination
THE tireless work of ex-detective Gary Raymond, who investigated Anita Cobby’s murder — in support of Grace’s Place has seen him nominated for a Pride of Australia medal.
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WHEN detective Gary Raymond saw the images of what five men had done to nurse and former beauty queen Anita Cobby, he was changed forever.
“The thing that got me the most was the brutality of what they did to her as a person and to her body,” Mr Raymond said.
“I was in shock over the pictures ... It was awful.”
Mr Raymond compared the brutality Ms Cobby was shown to the impartial care she had shown as a nurse.
“This beautiful lady healed many people with her hands and these mongrels laid their hands on her and did this to her,” he said.
“Nurses equally care for those who keep the law and those who break the law; they treat you the same whether you’re a cop or a crim.
“I just keep thinking what a waste of a life and waste of expertise.”
February 2, 1986, was a reminder of the horror mankind is capable of, but it would also lead to a world first in human kindness.
Mr Raymond was having a coffee with Ms Cobby’s parents — Garry and Grace Lynch — after the trial when Garry said: “Some good has to come out of something so bad.”
Mr Raymond promised him it would.
Grace’s Place is the “some good”.
The residential facility — named for Ms Cobby’s mum — will care for the children of homicide victims and is expected to be completed next year.
Mr Raymond has been nominated for a Pride of Australia medal for his tireless support of
ANITA COBBY MURDER 30 YEARS ON
Grace’s Place to ensure the dream becomes a reality.
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