Global InformationMurder of Jaidyn Leskie information
Jaidyn Leskie | |
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| Born | Jaidyn Raymond Leskie 30 April 1996 Newborough, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 15 June 1997 (aged 1) Newborough |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Child abuse |
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Jaidyn Raymond Leskie (30 April 1996 – 15 June 1997) was the Australian child of Bilynda Murphy (now Williams) and Brett Leskie, murdered in 1997.[1] Leskie is believed to have died of head injuries.[2] Despite intense public interest, several leads, and the arrest and trial of a prime suspect, Leskie's murder remains unsolved. Although the decision was made in 2002 not to hold an inquest into the toddler's death, the case remained in the news for several more years. An inquest was later held in 2006, implicating the mother's boyfriend, Greg Domaszewicz (/doʊməˈsɛvɪtʃ/), who at the time of the kidnapping was babysitting the boy at his house at Newborough. The exact circumstances of Leskie's disappearance and death were never clear, and were complicated by vandalism at the house on the evening of the toddler's disappearance; several false tips and pranks about the boy's fate; and the body not being discovered until six months later.[3]
- ^ "Jaidyn's murder exposed dark secrets". www.heraldsun.com.au. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Gary Tippet (13 June 2002). "Jaidyn Leskie, the Final, Tragic Chapter". The Age. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ Pierce, Peter (1999). The Country of Lost Children: An Australian Anxiety. Australia. pp. 188–189. ISBN 9780521594998.
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