BREAKING: A coroner has referred Dreamworld's owner Ardent Leisure for possible prosecution over the 2016 tragedy. 9News
"This failure by Dreamworld to adequately ensure the safety of the ride... was done so at the peril of Ms Goodchild, Mr Dorsett, Ms Low and Mr Araghi."
"For Australia's largest theme park... that approach was irresponsibly and dangerously inadequate," he said. The families of the victims were invited by the coroner to address the court before the findings were handed down. Kim Dorsett, who lost three loved ones in the tragedy - her daughter Kate Goodchild, son Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi - is also present in court.She said her son was always the first to arrive at a party and the last to leave, "almost like he knew his life would be short".
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