Tag: Ambarvale 2560
2yo 'may have been alive in bag'
A Sydney court has heard a two-year-old boy who died, may have been alive when he was dumped in a suitcase.[MORE]
Boy in bag: Accused 'threw son to ground'
A Sydney court has heard a woman accused of murdering her son then dumping his body in a suitcase shook him twice.[MORE]
Tears, tributes flow as family farewells 'Lake Angel'
A funeral service has been held in western New South Wales for the two-year-old boy whose body was found inside a suitcase in a Sydney lake last month.[MORE]
Hundreds attend toddler's memorial service
Hundreds of people have attended a memorial service in Sydney's south-west for the two-year-old boy whose body was found in a lake there over a week ago.[MORE]
DOCS slip-ups detailed in Ombudsman's report
The New South Wales Ombudsman says he is concerned the Department of Community Services (DOCS) is still not conducting proper risk assessments for children in potentially harmful situations.[MORE]
Hundreds expected at 'Lake Angel' memorial
Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend a memorial service this afternoon at the Sydney lake where Dean Shillingsworth's body was found last week. [MORE]
Toddler's father visits pond
The father of a toddler found floating in a western Sydney pond has visited the site where his son was found dead.[MORE]
Toddler to be buried in father's hometown
Police in far western New South Wales have confirmed they are making preparations for the funeral of a boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Sydney's south-west.[MORE]
Little change for DOCS in child deaths review
The New South Wales ombudsman's annual report confirms there has been little change in the number of children who have died after concerns about them were reported to the Department of Community Services (DOCS).[MORE]
Dept didn't neglect boy in bag: NSW Govt
New South Wales Community Services Minister Kevin Greene says his department could not have known the two-year-old boy found dead in a suitcase last week was at risk of losing his life.[MORE]
Grandmother of boy in suitcase repeatedly warned police
The grandmother of the boy found dead inside a suitcase at Ambarvale in Sydney's south-west last week, says she had repeatedly contacted police about his wellbeing.[MORE]
Govt stands by dept amid boy-in-bag anger
The New South Wales Government has rejected claims the Department of Community Services (DOCS) cannot cope with demand, after it was revealed it received calls about the welfare of a boy before his body was found stuffed in a suitcase last week.[MORE]
Suitcase murder exposes system 'failures': NSW Opp
New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell has accused the Government of being weak on child protection after the Department of Community Services (DOCS) confirmed it was contacted about a boy whose body was found in a suitcase last week.[MORE]
Mum refused bail over boy-in-bag murder
A Sydney woman charged with the murder of her two-year-old son - whose body was found stuffed into a suitcase left floating in a pond - has been refused bail in court this morning.[MORE]
Mother charged with boy-in-bag murder
Police have confirmed that the woman charged with the murder of a young boy in south-west Sydney is his mother.[MORE]
Boy in suitcase 'as young as two'
Police investigating the murder of a boy, whose naked body was found stuffed in a suitcase in south-west Sydney on Wednesday, say he may be as young as two.[MORE]
Parent, guardian suspected in boy-in-bag murder
Police say early theories in the case of a boy's body that was found in a suitcase by children are that a parent or guardian murdered him.[MORE]
Schools canvassed over boy in bag find
Police say they are making inquiries at south-west Sydney schools as part of their investigation into the murder of a young boy, whose body was found in a suitcase by children playing in a park.[MORE]
Homicide squad takes over suitcase body probe
The homicide squad has taken over the investigation into the discovery of a young boy's body in a suitcase floating in a lake in south-west Sydney.[MORE]
Police to comb pond after suitcase body find
Forensic officers have worked through the night at a western Sydney park where a group of children discovered a child's body in a suitcase yesterday.[MORE]
School students swallow chemical
Eight students have been treated in hospital after swallowing a chemical at a school on Sydney's south-western outskirts.[MORE]
Police smash Queanbeyan 'ice' syndicate
Police say they have cracked a drug supply syndicate operating in the Queanbeyan area, in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Third person arrested over Sydney gang rape
A third man has been arrested over the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl in south-west Sydney last month.[MORE]
Teen arrested over Sydney gang-rape
Two people have been charged over a gang-rape at Ambarvale in south-west Sydney last month.[MORE]
