GUILTY Australia - Daniel Morcombe, 13, Woombye, QLD, 7 Dec 2003 - #1

[SouthAussie]

This is all too sad for words …. so many witnesses … so many opportunities … the distress etched into Denise Morcombe’s face …. oh Daniel, we're so sorry …..

 

[Curiousasacat]

TEN News Queensland‏@tennewsqld

RT @ursulaheger: The man accused of murdering Daniel Morcombe asks to appear by videolink instead of in person at his committal hearing

https://twitter.com/tennewsqld

 

[marlywings]

TEN News Queensland‏@tennewsqld

RT @ursulaheger: The man accused of murdering Daniel Morcombe asks to appear by videolink instead of in person at his committal hearing

https://twitter.com/tennewsqld

And rightly so...the request was denied.

December 4, 2012

Chief magistrate Brendan Butler denied the request

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...r-directed-to-front-court-20121204-2as54.html

 

[marlywings]

9.35am: DAY seven of the Daniel Morcombe committal hearing is underway, with testimony from a man who believes he saw the teenager in Port Macquarie nearly a year after his disappearance.

9.44am: WITNESS Gregory Smith has told the Brisbane Magistrates Court of seeing a car parked under the Kiel Mountain Rd overpass on the day Daniel Morcombe disappeared.

9.56am: NAMBOUR woman Kerryn Siver has told of seeing a man walking towards the Kiel Mountain Rd overpass - in the direction of a young boy - on the day Daniel Morcombe disappeared.

10.06am: A MAN has told of seeing "some kind of fight going on" in the back of a car as he drove towards Caloundra on the day Daniel Morcombe disappeared

10.20am: ANOTHER witness has told of seeing a blue car pulled over on the side of the Nambour Connection Rd near where Daniel Morcombe was last seen

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...morcombes-murder/story-e6freoof-1226529249109

 

[LegallyBrunette]

And rightly so...the request was denied.

December 4, 2012

Chief magistrate Brendan Butler denied the request

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...r-directed-to-front-court-20121204-2as54.html

Not so brave now is he:furious:

 

[marlywings]

4th Dec 2012

THOUSANDS of people are expected to cram into the St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church on Friday morning to pay their final respects to Daniel Morcombe.

Included in the list of invited guests is Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Premier Campbell Newman and other politicians and dignitaries from across the country.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/daniel-morcombe-funeral-crowd-thousands/1646322/

 

[marlywings]

11.30AM LATEST: A Gympie woman has recalled witnessing "violent" and "fast" movements in the back of a blue sedan as she drove on the Nambour Connection Road.

Belinda Russell told the court she was driving with her husband and two children on December 7, 2003.

She said she saw a man in the back seat of a blue sedan her punching downwards into the car's cabin.

"It was continual, violent and quite fast," she said.

Mrs Russell said she saw arms and a shoe come up "in a defensive action", trying to kick the person away.

The committal hearing has been adjourned for the day.
The court heard the final two witnesses would give evidence on Thursday.
The committal hearing will then be adjourned until February

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/lawyers-want-daniel-morcombe-accused-skip-court/1646562/

 

[LegallyBrunette]

A new smartphone application has been developed to help Australian parents provide information to police in an attempt to locate their children if they go missing.

The Australian Police Child ID App was adapted from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Child ID App in the United States. This collaborative effort has seen the Australian Federal Police (AFP) create a tool that will help parents and guardians more easily collect and send important information about their child/children to authorities in the event of a disappearance or abduction.

The application allows families to store photographs and vital information about their children on their mobile phone. In the devastating event that a child goes missing, this information can be immediately provided to authorities.

While the vast majority of children who go missing are quickly returned safely, usually within 24 hours of going missing, the application can be used to quickly provide crucial information to police, assisting them to expedite their search.

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Available at no cost for Android and iPhone users, the application can be downloaded now:

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/police-child-id/id547533218?mt=8

Anyone with information relating to a missing child should contact their local police or contact National Missing Persons Coordination Centre on 1800 000 634 or email [email protected].

http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/aw...police-child-id-safety-app-available-now.aspx
http://www.danielmorcombe.com.au/our-people.html

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE - NATIONAL MISSING PERSONS COORDINATION CENTRE

 

[MelbourneGirl]

Just been reading through the witness testimony notes and I'm shocked! How can so many people see so much and not report it. Some of these witnesses should be ashamed of themselves. Poor Daniel, could of been stopped if someone had of acted on their instinct instead of ignoring it or not wanting to get involved.

And am I right in thinking that he was captive for a period of time? Or are they just pulling out all the witnesses to show they have enough evidence to go to trial? and how did they know where to search for him?

so many questions

 

[ozazure]

I wonder similar things Melbourne girl ... I hope he wasn't held captive. He went missing in the globe shoes didn't he? I hope the morcombes have been given the police's best theory of events otherwise it would be untenable to sit through

 

[LegallyBrunette]

Just been reading through the witness testimony notes and I'm shocked! How can so many people see so much and not report it. Some of these witnesses should be ashamed of themselves. Poor Daniel, could of been stopped if someone had of acted on their instinct instead of ignoring it or not wanting to get involved.

And am I right in thinking that he was captive for a period of time? Or are they just pulling out all the witnesses to show they have enough evidence to go to trial? and how did they know where to search for him?

so many questions

I wonder similar things Melbourne girl ... I hope he wasn't held captive. He went missing in the globe shoes didn't he? I hope the morcombes have been given the police's best theory of events otherwise it would be untenable to sit through

Is it just two witnesses so far who claim to have seen him some time after he went missing? From the coverage posted by Marly I read the testimony of the woman at the service station who said she saw him with an older very well dressed man, and the man in Port Macquarie who gave a similar description of the man who was with the boy.

Bernard Rumbel told the Brisbane Magistrates Court he believed he saw Daniel in Port Macquarie in NSW on September 2, 2004. He said he was waiting outside a shop for his son when a young boy approached him and asked for help. Mr Rumbel said the boy twice told him his name was Daniel Morcombe before being berated by a well-dressed, tall man in his 40s with whom he left a short time later. Mr Rumbel said he contacted the police a few months later after seeing a missing person advertisement about Daniel on a pizza box.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2012/12/04/11/01/morcombe-accused-told-to-front-court

An elderly woman claims she saw a boy matching Daniel's description at a service station near Townsville in January 2004.

Mrs Lincoln said she had stopped at a service station at Yabulu to buy a paper and was walking back to her car when she saw a man "exclusively dressed" standing with a boy. The child standing next to him tried desperately to catch her attention. She said the boy smiled at her and mouthed 'come on' and gestured to her paper, which had a photo of Daniel on the front page.
Mrs Lincoln said she then went to walk past and say 'hello Daniel', when she said the man noticed the interaction between the two and threw the boy into the nearby men's toilets, swearing.

She eventually gave her statement to police in 2006, after walking into a police station with a newspaper article which identified a potential suspect in Daniel's disappearance and asking to see a photo of what the man looked like when he was released from jail.

While attempting to clarify the clothes the man she saw with the child was wearing, Mr Meehan asked if the man looked like a "drug baron".

Chief magistrate Brendan Butler interrupted to say it might help if Mr Meehan explained what a drug baron looked like.

Despite the sometimes complicated nature of Mrs Lincoln's evidence, the woman said she was convinced the boy she saw was Daniel. "He told me he was," she said.

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...within-days-20121129-2ahjm.html#ixzz2E5HvNTYu

 

[marlywings]

Speaking outside the Brisbane Magistrates Court on day seven of the committal hearing into their son's murder, Bruce and Denise Morcombe also reminded people of the importance of offering help after hearing from a series of witnesses who saw strange occurrences on the day Daniel disappeared.

None called the police at the time or tried to help.

"I think some old-fashioned values (are) important; looking after your neighbour and being interested in what other children are doing in your environment," Mr Morcombe said.

"And perhaps just pulling (over) at the side of the road and saying 'are you OK?' would help in some circumstances, no question. Technology has improved these days; everyone has a camera in their pocket, on their phone."

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...-daniel-vanished/story-e6freoof-1226530028192

 

[marlywings]

5th Dec 2012

FATHER Joe Duffy has called for a day of "mass grief" on Friday as Daniel Morcombe is finally laid to rest.

The parish priest of St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church - where Daniel attended - says it is "really an occasion for people to express mass grief".

"Why? Because Daniel's teenage exuberance that people didn't know about until after he died challenged their imagination," he said.

"Prior to his disappearance he was just simply another teenager on the Sunshine Coast. After it, he became a focus for the care and concern we need to have for young people.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/time-for-mass-show-of-our-grief/1648093/

 

[LegallyBrunette]

:balloons:Celebration of Daniel Morcombe's life:star1:

Join the Morcombe family in a celebration of Daniel's life at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER at 11:00AM
58 Sippy Downs Drive
Sippy Downs
Sunshine Coast
QLD 4556

Please wear a touch of red on the day in Memory of Daniel.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the DMF to allow us to continue our work providing safety for all our children.​

http://www.danielmorcombe.com.au/index.html

Morcombe family think of others `worse off' as they prepare for Daniel's funeral service. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...-funeral-service/story-fndo45r1-1226530800453​

 

[Curiousasacat]

The Morcombe's are amazing people. I am so sad for them at the moment. Tomorrow they finally bury their beautiful boy. What they have done to turn their personal tragedy around to help other kids is amazing. I feel helpless being away from home and wish I could go tomorrow to pay my respects.

I am so sorry this happened to Daniel or happens to any child.We as adults need to watch out for kids,all kids.

RIP beautiful boy,may you know that all of Australia is thinking of you, may your mum and dad and brothers find some more strength to survive another very difficult day.

 

[marlywings]

AS thousands don a dash of red tomorrow to celebrate the life of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe, his parents will be thinking of those whose loved ones remain lost.
Bruce Morcombe said while his family had to face the "finality" of a funeral for Daniel, there were other families "worse off".

"There are families who have suffered loss and haven't had the opportunity to say goodbye," he said.

Mr Morcombe said he was "relieved" Daniel would finally be laid to rest, nine years to the day after the 13-year-old disappeared while waiting for a bus in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

"It's hard to put it down in words. It's more relief that we've got to this point," he said.

"We all knew the result was not great. We've known that for the best part of nine years."

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...-funeral-service/story-e6freoof-1226530800453

 

[marlywings]

DAY eight of the Daniel Morcombe committal hearing

9.42am: A man has described seeing a blue or grey car stopped on an exit lane near the Kiel Mountain Rd overpass on the day Daniel Morcombe disappeared.

Palmwoods man Ian Gotham said he was driving from Nambour to Maroochydore on December 7, 2003, when he spotted the car.

11.29am: Coolum Beach man Troy Meiers has described to the court seeing a car repeatedly circle a roundabout at the Kiel Mountain Rd overpass in the days before Daniel Morcombe's disappearance.

11.54am: The committal has been adjourned until February 4.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ommittal-hearing/story-e6freoof-1226531247105

 

[LegallyBrunette]

Just saw promo on 9 news for ACA tonight - the Morcombes speaking about the last 9 years and tomorrow.

tracy grimshaw @tracygrimshaw
Tonight on #aca9 Denise and Bruce Morcombe speak to me on the eve of Daniel's long awaited funeral. It's a candid and revealing interview.

PEACE FOR DANIEL - http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8576271
Tomorrow is nine years to the day since Daniel Morcombe went missing. Now his parents, Denise and Bruce, open up to A Current Affair's Tracy Grimshaw.
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Also, NSW police officer killed this afternoon, NW Sydney, Oakville area. Attended neighbour dispute, allegedly hit on head with an axe. Despite best efforts of paramedics and careflight, pronounced dead at Hawkesbury Hospital. Commissioner and Deputy on way to hospital.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/15572215/axe-attack-kills-cop-in-sydney/
RIP

 

[marlywings]

Channel 7 and the Sunshine Coast Daily website will provide live coverage of the service, including a special video tribute to Daniel.

In tomorrow's Sunshine Coast Daily print edition there will be a four-page tribute.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/police-plan-to-assist-crowds/1649805/

 

[marlywings]

Peace for Daniel

December 06, 2012: Tomorrow is nine years to the day since Daniel Morcombe went missing. Now his parents, Denise and Bruce, open up to A Current Affair's Tracy Grimshaw. The Morcombe family have asked that in lieu of flowers that people donate to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.http://www.danielmorcombe.com.au/



http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8576271