Lindy Chamberlain Case Summary
After 6 years of imprisonment, Lindy Chamberlain was released from prison due to new evidence of which suggested that she was an innocent woman. The conduct of the legal system throughout this case demonstrated flaws of which led to the false accusation and the arrest of Lindy Chamberlain. Several aspects of the case created difficulties of the management of the case including; the involvement of the media, the collection of the evidence, the Jury and the presentation of evidence in the court. The Lindy Chamberlain Case began in 1980 and did not become resolved until more than 3 decades later.
The Chamberlain family arrived at Ayers Rock, Northern Territory for a camping trip on August 16, 1980. Lindy Chamberlain, her husband and their three children including her 9-week-old baby named Azaria toured the area on the following day. According to Lindy, she noticed that a dingo was staring at her and her baby. As the night was coming to an end, she noticed that her daughter had …show more content…
There was evidence that wasn’t collected such as blood that Mrs Chamberlain offered to give to the police. Evidence such as their tents and belongings were moved to a motel on the first night, which could’ve caused contamination allowing the evidence to have alterations. Their tents and belongings were also not searched. In addition, the family was then allowed to leave in their car the following morning without it being explored allowing contamination with another piece of evidence. Furthermore, evidence that was discovered later on in the case such as Azaria’s jumpsuit was moved then picked up and was not placed as it was found which tampered with the evidence. Although the collection of evidence throughout this case demonstrated faults, the Jury still concluded to Mrs Chamberlain as a guilty woman, which led to her
The Chamberlain family arrived at Ayers Rock, Northern Territory for a camping trip on August 16, 1980. Lindy Chamberlain, her husband and their three children including her 9-week-old baby named Azaria toured the area on the following day. According to Lindy, she noticed that a dingo was staring at her and her baby. As the night was coming to an end, she noticed that her daughter had …show more content…
There was evidence that wasn’t collected such as blood that Mrs Chamberlain offered to give to the police. Evidence such as their tents and belongings were moved to a motel on the first night, which could’ve caused contamination allowing the evidence to have alterations. Their tents and belongings were also not searched. In addition, the family was then allowed to leave in their car the following morning without it being explored allowing contamination with another piece of evidence. Furthermore, evidence that was discovered later on in the case such as Azaria’s jumpsuit was moved then picked up and was not placed as it was found which tampered with the evidence. Although the collection of evidence throughout this case demonstrated faults, the Jury still concluded to Mrs Chamberlain as a guilty woman, which led to her