Burglars kill migrant Briton in her Sydney home

Title

Burglars kill migrant Briton in her Sydney home

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Aug 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

David Addis reports on the murder in Australia of 35-year-old Bernadette Mary Wallace only 7 weeks after emigrating from the UK with her children and husband. The couple were attacked after disturbing burglars at their home in North Rocks, a north-west suburb of Sydney. Her Australian-born husband, Stephen Keith Wallace,35, who grew up in Britain, is in a critical condition, but the children, Claire, 8, and Andrew, 3, slept through the attack. Includes interviews with Sergeant Russell Oxford; David McIntosh, brother; Tony Wright, house buyer.

Contributors

Tony Wright; David McIntosh; David Addis; Russell Oxford

Keywords

Australia; Crime; Homicide; Sydney; Migrants; Bernadette Mary Wallace; Stephen Wallace

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