Innocence Betrayed

Описание: NITV spotlights Bowraville Murders Inquiry with intimate new documentary and Q&A special at 8.30pm Wednesday 6 August.

Over a five month period in late 1990 and early 1991, three Aboriginal children were murdered on the Bowraville Mission. There was only ever one suspect – a white man who was brought to trial for the murder of two of the children but never convicted. He has always maintained his innocence.

As part of its Justice ‘Just Us’ Season, NITV explores the current Bowraville Murders Inquiry – and the possibility of a new trial – in new documentary Innocence Betrayed.

The documentary was written, directed and narrated by the case’s former lawyer, Larissa Behrendt, whose continued passionate dedication to the case has led her on a journey in search of truth and justice for the families involved.

Behrendt’s documentary explores the actions of the legal system and the impact of these on the victims’ families fight for justice.

In addition to the family, friends and Bowraville community, the documentary also features in-depth interviews with Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin, who has fought side-by-side with the victim’s families since 1997. Jubelin believes that the families were let down by the system and that the unsolved case should have been closed 24 years ago.

Innocence Betrayed is the story of the most disadvantaged people taking on a legal system that has let them down. On the eve of a decision about reordering a trial based on new evidence, this documentary is an intimate look at the families’ long fight for justice and the restoration of their community.

The documentary will be followed by Justice Just Us: Bowraville Special, hosted by NITV News’ Malarndirri McCarthy and featuring a Q&A with Larissa Behrendt, Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin and family member Leone Duroux.