#FEEDY NEWS BABY STOLEN FROM WOMAN TRIAL#
The media focus for the trial was unusually intense and aroused accusations of sensationalism, while the trial itself was criticised for being unprofessional and biased. Azaria's father, Michael, was convicted as an accessory after the fact and given a suspended sentence. Subsequently, after a further investigation and a second inquest held in Darwin, Lindy was tried for murder, convicted on 29 October 1982 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The findings of the inquest were broadcast live on television-a first in Australia. In 2012, 32 years after Azaria's death, the Chamberlains' version of events was officially supported by a coroner.Īn initial inquest held in Alice Springs supported the parents' claim and was highly critical of the police investigation. Lindy was released only after Azaria's jacket was found near a dingo lair and new inquests were opened. Michael was also put in jail for some time. However, Lindy was tried for murder and spent more than three years in prison, despite there being "no body, no evidence of motive and no eyewitness evidence that even vaguely incriminated the Chamberlains" and that "it appears that none of these witnesses-campers, rangers, trackers, searchers or local police who initially attended the scene-doubted that the baby had been taken by a dingo".
Her parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, reported that she had been taken from their tent by a dingo.
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