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Lindy Chamberlain with Azaria at Uluru in 1980. (Channel 9: ABC TV)
More than 30 years after baby Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a campground near Uluru, her parents hope a fourth coronial inquest in Darwin today will officially blame a dingo for her death.
It is the mystery that has divided a nation and led to three inquests, a jail sentence, numerous appeals and a Royal Commission.
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton and ex-husband Michael Chamberlain will today make another bid to have baby Azaria’s death certificate changed to say she was killed by a dingo.
Nine-week-old baby Azaria disappeared while the family were camping at Uluru in 1980.
Their legal counsel will submit information about 14 significant dingo attacks, 12 of which occurred since the last inquest in 1995.
Ms Chamberlain-Creighton, who spent three years in jail before being cleared of Azaria’s death, says she is glad the inquest is happening.
No new witnesses will give evidence today and proceedings are expected to be brief.
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