Queensland coroner Terry Ryan hands down his findings in one of the state's most baffling cold cases — the disappearance of Sharron Phillips, who vanished from a roadside in Wacol in 1986.
A coroner has been unable to determine whether south-east Queensland woman Sharron Phillips — who vanished almost 40 years ago — was killed by a taxi driver, who made an alleged confession.
Ms Phillips was last seen at a telephone box near the Wacol Railway Station in west Brisbane late at night in May 1986.Her car was found on the side of the road in the following days, and some of her belongings were dumped in a nearby drain.In 1988 an inquest found she had disappeared under suspicious circumstances, but no further explanation of what took place was concluded.
More than three decades later, the coronial inquiry was re-opened after police revealed an alleged confession had been made to the son of a taxi driver. On Monday, State Coroner Terry Ryan handed down his findings in Brisbane and told the Coroners Court there were "significant inconsistencies" with his testimony and found him "neither reliable nor credible" as a witness.Adult 'fans' are subscribing for photos of an Australian child.
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