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Last modified on Sat 8 May 2021 20.01 EDT
Six months before she was murdered, Noelene Beutel was beaten within an inch of her life; beaten so badly she ended up in hospital, her teeth cracked and her face covered in bruises.
Two Queensland police officers came to the hospital to take a statement, but Noelene wouldn’t speak to them. She was antagonistic – a response borne of fear and distress. At the same time her attacker was at home, looking after their infant daughter.
So the police turned and left. According to the state coroner they “responded poorly … and wrote off the job”. ....

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