PUBLISHER' NOTE: "The world knows: The combination of media reports covering the 6-part TV series Undercurrent (Seven Network) which concluded on March 6, 2019 and the Meaghan Vass admission that she witnessed the murder – Neill-Fraser absent – on 60 Minutes (Nine Network) on March 10, 2019, which came in the wake of three books unpacking and each thoroughly discrediting the Neill-Fraser conviction, has ensured world wide acknowledgement of her innocence. The only people clinging to the notion of her guilt are those invested in protecting the conviction. Readers can imagine who they might be. (The Vass admission is only the most powerful evidence that the conviction is wrong, not the only element.)"
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Another informed analysis by Andrew Urban which deserves to be read in its entirety. (I have provided but a taste). Kudos to Mr. Urban for publishing the statement issued by Neill-Fraser's support group. (Provided in full below.) Of particular note is the support group's empathy, not just for Sue Neill Fraser but also for Meaghan Vass, who has summoned the courage to tell the truth in order to exonerate Susan Neill-Fraser who is demonstrably innocent through DNA testing - in spite of the risk to her well-being. As the support group asks: "What is being done to investigate the new evidence given by Meaghan Vass? What is being done to support and protect Meaghan Vass? A sense of urgency is needed in dealing with this matter, to ensure that vulnerable people are afforded due process and there is a swift righting of wrongs."
POST: Sue Neill-Fraser appeal to go ahead amidst tough questions," by Andrew L. Urban, published on his Blog, The Wrongful Convictions Report - on March 21, 2019.
GIST: "What are the ramifications of keeping Sue Neill-Fraser in
jail as a convicted murderer when the whole world has heard she is
innocent of the crime? What excuse can Tasmania’s slow-lane legal system
have for allowing an obviously unsafe murder conviction to loll about
the courts for eight years (since first appeal)? At what cost protect
the conviction? Which judges will sit on the appeal bench? The questions posed above are just some that are foremost in the wake
of today’s decision by Justice Brett of the Supreme Court to grant
Neill-Fraser leave to appeal her 2010 conviction for the murder of her
partner, Bob Chappell, on board their yacht, Four Winds on Australia Day 2009..."The world knows: The combination of media reports covering the 6-part TV series Undercurrent (Seven
Network) which concluded on March 6, 2019 and the Meaghan Vass
admission that she witnessed the murder – Neill-Fraser absent – on 60 Minutes
(Nine Network) on March 10, 2019, which came in the wake of three books
unpacking and each thoroughly discrediting the Neill-Fraser conviction,
has ensured world wide acknowledgement of her innocence. The only
people clinging to the notion of her guilt are those invested in
protecting the conviction. Readers can imagine who they might be. (The
Vass admission is only the most powerful evidence that the conviction is
wrong, not the only element.)"
STATEMENT OF Sue Neill-Fraser's support group: "Sue Neill-Fraser’s Support Group welcomes the decision brought down today by Justice Brett. We are immensely grateful to Justice Brett for the objectivity, professionalism and courtesy he has displayed as presiding Judge. This is the first time in ten years that Sue has been given reason for hope in her long quest for justice. We remain deeply concerned for Sue’s well-being. An innocent woman remains in prison. Her case has highlighted the parlous state of the justice system in Tasmania – how much longer will she have to remain incarcerated while antiquated legal procedures unfold? Currently tax-payers money is being used in a dragged-out investigation of those people who tried to speak out about the injustice. Instead of this, questions must be asked about what is being done to investigate the many issues and anomalies that have been brought to light during the Appeal application. What is being done to investigate the new evidence given by Meaghan Vass? What is being done to support and protect Meaghan Vass? A sense of urgency is needed in dealing with this matter, to ensure that vulnerable people are afforded due process and there is a swift righting of wrongs."
The entire post can be read at:
https://wrongfulconvictionsreport.org/2019/03/21/sue-neill-fraser-appeal-to-go-ahead-amidst-tough-questions/
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/
STATEMENT OF Sue Neill-Fraser's support group: "Sue Neill-Fraser’s Support Group welcomes the decision brought down today by Justice Brett. We are immensely grateful to Justice Brett for the objectivity, professionalism and courtesy he has displayed as presiding Judge. This is the first time in ten years that Sue has been given reason for hope in her long quest for justice. We remain deeply concerned for Sue’s well-being. An innocent woman remains in prison. Her case has highlighted the parlous state of the justice system in Tasmania – how much longer will she have to remain incarcerated while antiquated legal procedures unfold? Currently tax-payers money is being used in a dragged-out investigation of those people who tried to speak out about the injustice. Instead of this, questions must be asked about what is being done to investigate the many issues and anomalies that have been brought to light during the Appeal application. What is being done to investigate the new evidence given by Meaghan Vass? What is being done to support and protect Meaghan Vass? A sense of urgency is needed in dealing with this matter, to ensure that vulnerable people are afforded due process and there is a swift righting of wrongs."
The entire post can be read at:
https://wrongfulconvictionsreport.org/2019/03/21/sue-neill-fraser-appeal-to-go-ahead-amidst-tough-questions/
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/
