It's been 14 years since the body of 21-year-old apprentice Josh Warneke was discovered by a Broome roadside, and a long-awaited inquest into his death has provided little clarity on what happened.
Josh Warneke inquest tries to solve mystery of what happened to young tradie found dead at side of Broome road Josh Warneke inquest tries to solve mystery of what happened to young tradie found dead at side of Broome roadThat's the 14-year-old mystery at the heart of a coronial inquest that began in WA's premier tourist town of Broome that has baffled investigators for years.
more than three times more likely to be assaulted at this time of year if you live in Australia's northThursday nights in Broome in 2010 at this time of the year were especially popular – it was the night the town's biggest and most popular pub, the Roebuck Bay Hotel, held its weekly wet t-shirt competition.Witnesses told how Josh was in good form that night, cheerful and carefree as he visited the town's nightspots.
It was late when he called it a night, sometime after 2am, leaving the nightclub to walk home alone via the local McDonalds, where a taxi driver saw him wandering near the drive-through.Less than half an hour later, another taxi driver came across a body lying by the road not far from the Roebuck Estate where he lived.
In a scathing report, the CCC found police had failed to follow procedures when interviewing Mr Gibson and had botched the investigation.
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