Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton says political agendas were responsible for her false murder conviction
UPDATE: LINDY Chamberlain-Creighton blames political agendas for being falsely convicted of daughter Azaria's murder.
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UPDATE: LINDY Chamberlain-Creighton says ambitious people pushing political agendas were responsible for falsely convicting her of her daughter's murder.
Deputy NT Coroner Elizabeth Morris yesterday found that a dingo killed Azaria Chamberlain while the family was on a camping trip at Uluru in 1980.
Ms Chamberlain-Creighton was sentenced to life in prison in 1982 for murdering Azaria, but was exonerated in a 1987 Royal Commission.
Speaking on Macquarie Radio this morning, Ms Chamberlain-Creighton said she had experienced good and bad elements within the police and media.
"You've got those who had their own agendas and were determined to push those agendas ... along with some political ambitions and other things like that," she said.
Ms Chamberlain-Creighton said she would reveal the full details of her story in the future.
"There are a few names and as you know in Australia the truth is not a defence for libel and you have to wait for a few more people to drop-off," she said.
Pursuing a series of legal proceedings to clear her name and to establish what exactly happened to her daughter had cost her and her family a significant amount of money, she said.
"Before the last two inquests ... we were up to $5.5 million and the Crown was over $25 million."
Ms Chamberlain-Creighton said she wanted a sincere apology from the Northern Territory Government.
She said she never got over the death of her daughter, who would have been 32 on Monday.
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"There are things that hit you and, like the Coroner said today, you actually never get over the death of anyone," she said during a paid interview with A Current Affair.
"One of the worst (pieces of) advice people can give you is 'You'll forget in time'. You never forget."
Mrs Chamberlain-Creighton said she fought long and hard for the inquest - the fourth into the death of Azaria - to vindicate the witnesses, police officers and everybody who backed her and former husband Michael's push for truth.
She had no plans to sue the Northern Territory Government and was not interested in a forced apology.
"An apology would be nice but . . . if you force someone to apologise they don't mean it, and all you're doing is asking them to lie. Unless it is voluntary I'm not interested."
She argued Azaria's death was preventable, and also spoke of the emotional toll the controversy had taken on her two sons.
Mrs Chamberlain-Creighton said outside the Darwin court she was relieved to come to the end of the saga.
"No longer will Australians be able to say that dingoes are not dangerous and only attack if provoked. We live in a beautiful country but it is dangerous and we would ask all Australians to be aware of this and take appropriate precautions."
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THE FALSE RUMOURS
Myth 1: "Azaria'' meant "sacrifice in the wilderness''.
Fact: Specifically denied in the first inquest.
Myth 2: The Chamberlains' car was covered in blood.
Fact: The traces of blood that were found there were proven not to belong to Azaria.
Myth 3: Azaria's disappearance caused the Chamberlains' divorce.
Fact: The couple say they divorced for other reasons.
Myth 4: The dingo responsible was domesticated and a the pet of a local ranger.
Fact: There is no evidence for this, although a local ranger did keep a pet dingo.
Myth 5: Azaria was always dressed in black.
Fact: In the one famous picture of Azaria in black, she was wearing an outfit made for her brother.
Myth 6: Azaria's jumpsuit was found folded.
Fact: The jumpsuit that was found appeared to be folded because a police officer had picked it before replacing and photographing it when it was found a week after Azaria disappeared.
Source www.lindychamberlain.com
