Australian prosecutors consider reopening British girl's cold case disappearance
Cheryl Grimmer's family have been petitioning police to consider the new evidence they say they've found.
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"It's taken way too many years but finally we're really happy that they see our fight for some justice for Cheryl."
— Ricki Nash , Activist
"I note that in your correspondence you raise a number of concerns about the decision of his Honour Justice RA Hulme to exclude a record of interview conducted with Mercury."
— Sally Dowling , Executive
"It's taken way too many years but finally we're really happy that they see our fight for some justice for Cheryl."
— Ricki Nash , Activist
"It has taken many years, but we are finally happy they see our fight for justice for Cheryl."
— Ricki Nash , Activist
Key People
Dr Michael Grimmer is a family relation of Cheryl Grimmer who compiled submissions for the case.
Jeremy Buckingham is a member of the NSW Legislative Council.
Ricki Nash is Cheryl Grimmer's older brother and has been advocating for justice in her case.
Sally Dowling is the director of public prosecutions in New South Wales.
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Cheryl Grimmer's family have been petitioning police to consider the new evidence they say they've found.
The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions has agreed to consider reviewing the decision to drop the case against a teenager who admitted to abducting toddler Cheryl Grimmer 56 years ago.
The family of a British girl who disappeared in Australia more than 55 years ago has welcomed a decision by prosecutors to consider reopening her case.
Cheryl Grimmer's family have been petitioning police to consider the new evidence they say they've found.
The family of a British girl who disappeared in Australia more than 55 years ago has welcomed a decision by prosecutors to consider reopening her case.
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