'A catalogue of blunders': Inquest examines rape and murder of outback nurse

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'A catalogue of blunders': Inquest examines rape and murder of outback nurse
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A coronial inquest into the rape and murder of South Australian outback nurse Gayle Woodford has heard a catalogue of blunders allowed her killer to slip through the cracks.

A coronial inquest into the rape and murder of South Australian outback nurse Gayle Woodford has heard"a catalogue of blunders" allowed her killer to"slip through the cracks".The counsel assisting the coroner questioned why Gayle Woodford's killer had been released on bailNurse Belinda Schultz told the inquest the policy was for patients to visit nurses' houses

Dudley Davey was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 32 years for her abduction, rape and murder. "Why he was released on parole is unclear — he couldn't even complete his parole conditions for eight days," he told the inquest."A catalogue of blunders occurred … in essence he slipped through the cracks."

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