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[Adventurer]

CANBERRA � An inquest started hearing new evidence on Friday into the 1980 death of baby Azaria Chamberlain. It�s a case that has haunted Australia for decades, drawing international attention after her parents said she had been killed by a dingo, or wild dog.

The inquest into baby Azaria�s death in the Australian outback of baby Azaria, the fourth such inquest since the infant disappeared, began in Darwin Magistrates Court in the Northern Territory in response to new information provided by the baby�s parents.
�Dingo baby� inquest into death of Azaria Chamberlain reopens in Australia
Reuters Feb 24, 2012 � 8:48 AM ET | Last Updated: Feb 24, 2012 10:07 AM ET



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A photo taken in August 1980 shows Lindy Chamberlain holding her daughter Azaria on Ayers Rock
The evidence concerns several dingo attacks on infants and young children since Azaria�s death. Her parents expect the court to declare officially that Azaria was killed by a dingo, rather than by her mother, a lawyer representing parents Lindy and Michael Chamberlain said.

�Looking back now I have to agree that it was a dingo. I think the evidence now is such that it compels one to make that finding,� lawyer Stuart Tipple told Australia�s ABC radio.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/24/dingo-baby-case-reopens-in-australia/

[Big_Bird]

Glad to hear it. The whole thing is a farce and should be a source of national shame for Australia.

[luckylady]

yeah, I knew a few people had dingo-dog crosses in Colorado - they're said to be the smartest cattle dogs ever - a friend had one and it was incredibly smart, studied people and watched their every move. she said they tend to go a bit berserk (the hybrids) around 6-8 yrs of age tho and would be put down, otherwise they go after the domestic livestock, chickens, sheep etc. even after growing up protecting them

no doubt the dingos in that area had become familiar with the people who came and went around the camping grounds, watching them for a while for food scraps, etc. but when a young baby was in sight, and could be smelled and detected, the dingo would go for it - probably a female herself, feeding her pups.