There are some stories as a journalist you cover that come back to haunt you.
Inside the legislative loophole that may have helped Daniel Billings secure bail just weeks before he allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend Mollie Ticehurst
In 2012, I reported in The Daily Telegraph that there was a draft Law Reform Commission report to be presented to Mr Smith which recommended that the long-standing practice of a presumption against bail for murder, manslaughter and rape be overturned. And that is why NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb told me on Sunday Agenda that she would like to see the act changed to include adults as well.
The body of Molly Ticehurst was discovered in a home in the state's central west after she was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner. Picture: Supplied/Facebook “We strongly recommend a uniform presumption in favour of release, except in relation to appeal,” the report found. The report, by Hal Sperling QC, recommends dumping the approach in favour of a"presumption in favour of release" for all offences.
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