Over 300 people from up and down the Mid North Coast have gathered in Bowraville to make their feelings known about last Thursday’s decision by the Court of Criminal Appeal to not grant a retrial for the killings of the three Bowraville children.
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The march from the Evelyn Greenup memorial gardens on Carbin St, to the police station on High St, coincided with other marches happening around the country, including one in Tenterfield and outside Parliament House in Sydney.
The crowd in Bowraville represented a broad cross-section of the community – young and old, white and black – and were all there to support the families who say their fight has not ended yet.
Watch some of the march here
Clinton Speedy-Duroux’s nephew Marbuck, who organised the rally, was rendered speechless by the turnout today, and copiously thanked those gathered for their support.
“It does bring a lot of hope, seeing everyone who’s made the effort to get here. There’s not only locals but people from Coffs Harbour, Bellingen,” he said.
“It’s good to have the support, but really, we shouldn’t have to be here fighting for something that should have been done properly in the first place 28 years ago. It’s not right.”
Colleen’s sister Paula Craig addressed the crowd at the park saying the next step in the legal process is to campaign for the ‘double jeopardy’ law wording to be changed to enable an appeal to the High Court.
More details, footage and video coming shortly