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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Australian Woman Gets $1.6m For Being Wrongly Accused And Jailed For 10years

An Australian woman, who was found by a court to have been wrongly jailed for 10 years for attempting to kill her husband, was awarded 1.6 million dollars compensation.





Media reports on Monday in Sydney said that Roseanne Beckett was jailed in 1991 for allegedly trying to solicit others to kill her husband Barry Catt as well as trying to poison him.


The reports noted that Beckett became the state’s longest-serving female inmate, before she was released in 2001, and her case became a cause célèbre for advocates who saw a miscarriage of justice.

In 2005, the charges were quashed after new evidence emerged that she had been framed.

In her attempt to sue the government’s public prosecutor for malicious prosecution, she was asked to prove her innocence.

“A 10-year court battle ended on Monday, 26 years to the days since she was arrested.

Meanwhile, Ian Harrison, Supreme Court Justice overturned a 91-year-old legal precedent requiring her to prove her innocence.

The judge ordered the public prosecutor’s office to pay her compensation for malicious prosecution, plus her legal costs which she said run into the millions.

Beckett said outside the court that the public prosecutor spent millions of dollars trying to prevent her from suing.

She said “Victory at long last, with tears streaming down her face as she was cheered by supporters.

-Guardian



Please how much is this amount in naira?I am happy for her but she has lost so much being incarcerated,money cannot make up for it.



39 comments:

  1. First to comm

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    1. Stella,at all at all bad pass!
      This can't happen in nigeria!

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    2. Ten years as in a decade, nawa ooh

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    3. I don't think that moneh is enough abeg,for years no no no.

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    4. My dear at least she got something to use and start over.

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  2. First to comment . Adam was here

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    1. Between 1.6m dollars n d last ten years....i'l take d money. How many ppl dat have been living free in d last 30 years have made or will ever make dat much?

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  3. a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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    I swear that money is too small abeg.... Wicked lawyers..... I hope she sue all of them to..... #NowPlaying>> no go look face: terry g.....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  4. This is a good money ,I must say ..if person work for 35 years sef..she fit no gather this kind money


    @Galore

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  5. Nawa oh Stells; dropping it like it's hot! Can't even keep up.

    Glad she's getting some form of compensation; hopefully she'll be able to piece her life back together. Eeyah.

    Click my name for all your celebration cakes and cupcakes, cheers

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  6. Choi!!!! What about the horseband nah? No info about him. Well, I am glad she has this money to fall back on.

    Her name remind me of Dective Beckett in Castle! I loooooove Castle!

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  7. The money can buy lovely shoes and build mansions in Lagos and Abuja.

    good she was given that money. lost time cannot be replaced at all. hope she has gotten a new boyfriend now or husband.

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  8. Justice! That's wat she deserved.

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  9. Good for her since she can't turn back the hand of time

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  10. Aww..this is so sad.
    Stolen years..money cannot make up for the wasted and painful years, yes..but money can help make the load a little lighter.
    #justsaying#

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  11. She should be thanking God because if it's in Nigeria, penny/toro you won't see.

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  12. Thank God that she did not die in jail.

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  13. After how many years gone? Ok o

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  14. I quite agree with you @Galore. It better than just saying I'm sorry without nothing...

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  15. Thank God justice was served at last.

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  16. She should use the money to enjoy the rest of her life.

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  17. Awwww.

    Well, even though she's had ten wasted years, she's better off than some innocent prisoners who will die in jail without vindication.

    May God direct her steps.

    #WhiteDiamondOut

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  18. THELMA ENEMUWE said...
    Thank God for her oo
    *faithful BV enemuwe thelma*

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  19. THELMA ENEMUWE said...
    Thank God for her oo
    *faithful BV enemuwe thelma*

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  20. Thank God for her!

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  21. This Australia must be a good place o.
    Dem no dey commit offence there for someone serving a ten years jail term to be the longest serving inmate.

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  22. What is 1.6m to 10 wasted years. Mtseewww!

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  23. not enough compensation in my opinion

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  24. Stella darling is on fire today o.. Posts just dey enter anyhow

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  25. Going with N199 a dollar.
    N318,400,000

    Dang!!!

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    1. Australian dollar & American dollar don't have same value

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  26. Exchange rate N199...do the math ma'am

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  27. #shouting#. em jay. . . Where is em jay ooooo?
    U no sign register today....... Hehehehehehehe
    Msst

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