"I don't know what made me do it, just something drew me to that headstone. Unfortunately his bus arrived later than usual and Simpson was not there. Andrew Peter Garforth Pleaded guilty to the abduction, sexual assault and murder of Ebony Simpson, 9, at Bargo in August 1992. On 19 August 1992, 9 year old Ebony Simpson Over a hundred 1992 homicide in New South Wales, Australia, "Mother recounts Ebony Simpson tragedy in new crime series", "Town shocked at schoolgirl's disappearance", "Angry crowd waits as man faces charge of killing Bargo girl", "Ebony Simpson's murder remembered 25 years on", "Ebony's killer to spend rest of his life in jail", "Ebony Simpson's abduction and murder by Andrew Peter Garforth placed in 'worst category' by judge", "Dangers and opportunities in the sentencing crisis", "Life Prisoners' Inquiry: The Hearing Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Ebony_Simpson&oldid=1105248347, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 19 August 2022, at 09:03. Ebony's mother, Christine, is furious at the decision and worries that it will set a precedent for other high risk prisoners to be shown leniency. [6] Garforth's prisoner status was downgraded upon the recommendation of the Serious Offenders Review Council in 2015, giving him access to prison employment and rehabilitation courses. READ MORE: Housemates find landlord has installed CCTV cameras around their home. The following day he found her in bed with another man at her home in Sefton and he fatally stabbed her. A lot of people forget about that, about how difficult that is.. Im tired, Im sad, I just want to - whatever life I have left - get on with it in peace,' she said. Jason Downie murdered the Rowe family. Sat 16 Oct 1993 - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). He pleaded guilty to the murder of Simpson and was sentenced in 1993 to life imprisonment. Ebony Simpson, not seeing her Michael Kanaan "DK's boys". Garforth brazenly joined the massive hunt for Ebony before he was arrested. In 1997 aged 24 he was sentenced to life imprisonment on both charges of murder. people began searching the area for Ebony Simpson, including police, firemen, The state's highest court is grappling with the question of whether it is appropriate to send a relatively young man to jail for the rest of his natural life with no possibility of parole. This week, A Current Affair exclusively revealed that Ebony Simpson's killer, Andrew Garforth was being rewarded by the prison system with. "She had her eyes closed, it looked like she was sleeping. "Those images I'll never forget," he said. Garforth Victim: school girl, Crimes That Shook Australia - S01E01 - 9 year old, Ebony Simpson. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 1993 for the rape and murder of Ebony Simpson in 1992. Andrew Peter Garforth. He had ejaculated on Ebonys face before he left her to drown in the dam. 'Look back over his record, it will horrify you. Zac Simpson, Christine Simpson, Peter Simpson and Tas looking at father. And I have asked for a list of everything he had prior to reclassification so I can see if I can take anything away from him., This is not what this government was elected for and its certainly not what the people of NSW expect out of the judicial system.. A Current Affair quoted Justice Actions coordinator as having said that the Simpson family needs to get over it. Hadley was stunned by Mr Elliotts response and immediately congratulated him for the stance. "So long as I draw breath I'm going to make sure the death of Ebony Simpson is not forgotten." Following Monday night's A Current Affair report, Ebony Simpson's killer Andrew Peter Garforth will. In July 2002 the Crown successfully appealed his 19-year minimum, 25-year maximum sentence and he was sentenced to life. Beach House . Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Sentenced to two life sentences without parole in December 2000, aged 21. Andrew Peter Garforth. "I think it (the case) had an impact on all the police that were involved in that incident. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sat 16 Oct 1993, 'She pleaded with me to let her go,' he told police. In July 2015, the Serious Offenders Review Council made a decision to lower Garforths prisoner classification from A2 (maximum security) to B (medium security), making him eligible to apply for work and rehabilitation courses. The court heard he feared his parents would take away his car and other privileges due to his poor university results. After Garforth's arrest in 1992, he led police to the dam where he left Ebony to drown. Watch Crimes That Shook Australia - S1:E1 Ebony Simpson (2014) Online for Free | The Roku Channel | Roku The Roku Channel | Roku "Lifting her up, out of the water, the first thing I saw was her face. The murder of Ebony Jane Simpson occurred on 19 August 1992 in Bargo, New South Wales, Australia. "That poor cop - who was probably a married man - and he was just doing his job. The images of Ebony's face are never far from Morris' mind. I have come over the top of the serious offenders review committee and I have today instructed the Commissioner that Garforth gets zip. Valerie: I'm Valerie Garforth, and this is my husband Peter. That news was met with public outrage before Corrective Services Minister David Elliott stepped in this morning to reverse the decision. "There were three of us so, myself and Constable Craig Price went into the dam and Senior Constable Dave Trauntner.". He needs a plate of beans kicked under that door of his cell and a glass of water, thats all he needs.. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. In 1999 he was arrested following a shoot-out with police in White City. Following an extensive search, her tiny body was found in a nearby dam with her arms and legs tied. [14][15] Garforth's case was often cited as a test case for the application of the principle of life sentencing[16][17] and security classification.[18][19][20]. Ive taken personal responsibility for this matter and I will today be writing to Mrs Simpson and offering a heartfelt apology on behalf of the people of NSW for the way she has been treated. [7] However that was not true. Garforth, now 56, is highly unlikely to ever Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. In late July 1999 he escaped from jail and spent the night with her. The court found it was in the worst category of murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole aged 29 in July 1993. later than usual and Ebony Simpson was not there. Andrew Peter Garforth raped and murdered her nine-year-old daughter Ebony Simpson was walking home from school when he abducted her He threw her body into a dam after tying her arms and legs. All Simpson knew of that police officer was his surname - Morris. Season 1. stop, was busy that day and had arranged for Simpson's older brother to meet her He shot three men unprovoked outside the Five Dock Hotel in July 1998, killing Michael Hurle and Adam Wright and injuring Ronald Singleton. drowned. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. 'I want what was set down lock him up and throw away the key', 'He needs a plate of beans kicked under that door of his cell and a glass of water, that's all he needs.'. A fortnight later he murdered Yvonne Ford, a 33-year-old woman who had a mild intellectual handicap he had befriended, by strangulation in her bath tub. For 30 years Peter Simpson has carried heartbreak. be released from jail. Her hands and feet were still bound. 'He came onto our property, he joined the search. So I decided to track down "Constable Morris". [13], Following the 1988 state election, the NSW Government introduced legislation in 1989 and 1990 broadly aimed at truth in sentencing. X 47 years). They were attempting to steal her car and used a machete during the horrific attack. He stole my daughter and Im not having it. Later that day, Andrew Peter Garforth was arrested and confessed to the murder. The group provides support to the families of murder victims and lobbies for victims' rights. I have to think about it every day and so should he. Purposes of Sentencing? Id like the general public to understand that the ramifications of murder, they just go on and on and on and on., Mayor of Fairfield receives death threats ahead of state election, Mechanics steal iconic actor's coffin in attempted get-rich-quick scheme, Sydney father 'executed' in front of 12-year-old son outside gym, Batting prodigy to make return to top-flight cricket, By Simon Bouda A Current Affair Crime Editor. He became a member of DK's boys, a gang set up by Danny Karam to sell cocaine in Kings Cross in the late 1990s. "(I) always say there's no denying there's evil in this world," Morris told Simpson. The story was broadcast on TV Channel 9 A Current Affair on the 13thof July 2015. He unsuccessfully appealed his sentence to the High Court in 1994. Andrew Garforth, who raped and murdered nine-year old Ebony Simpson before binding her hands and feet and throwing her into a dam in 1992, had assisted with the search for her before police noticed his vehicle matched the exact description given by a witness. It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail! S01:E02 - The Murder of Ebony Simpson. [2], Two days later, on 21 August, police found Simpson's body in a dam at a wildlife sanctuary near her home. Join the conversation, you are commenting as. READ MORE: NSW couple ordered to pay back $1.49 million from NDIS plan after injury payout. It meant that the killer would have been eligible to apply for work and rehabilitation courses, infuriating Ebonys mother Christine Simpson. It's aim is to provide support for families who have lost loved ones to murder. Aged nine years, Simpson was abducted, raped, and murdered by asphyxiation when Andrew Peter Garforth drowned her. We fed him, hes a horrible man. 'He's a paedophile, he's a child murderer,' she said. heraldsun.com.au This thread is archived Last week I joined Simpson at one of these training sessions. The judge handed down a life sentence but 23 years later Garforth's classification has been downgraded from an A-grade maximum security prisoner to a B-grade, meaning he can apply for prison jobs and even enroll in a list of courses at the jail. After her murder, Simpson and the parents of murdered Sydney nurse Anita Cobby, Garry and Grace Lynch, started the Homicide Victims' Support Group (HVSG). When I contacted Morris I asked if he'd be willing to meet Simspon. Daniel Leslie Miles "Killed on the run". MaximumSecurity Incarceration He has already served 27 years. Sarah Carty for Daily Mail Australia, Christine Simpson has revealed her outrage over killer's new, Andrew Peter Garforth raped and murdered her nine-year-old daughter, Ebony Simpson was walking home from school when he abducted her, He threw her body into a dam after tying her arms and legs together, Now his classification has been downgraded from an A-grade to a B-grade, It means he will be entitled to new privileges such as courses and jail jobs, A giant gun marked with a skull and crossbones and a list of vessels sunk by its shells: Eerie pictures of a German warship and HMAS Sydney which sunk off Australia in 1941 along with 725 crew, Is this the most tasteless tourist attraction ever? "Well, we'll find out today," Morris replied. READ MORE: Places where most Aussies face mortgage stress, as almost half of households spend more than they earn. In 2005 aged 27 he was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole. Questions re 23rd Murderer: Andrew Peter Garforth. Harris strangled stroke patient Peter Wennerbom, 62, in Wennerbom's flat in Wagga Wagga in October 1998. Weeks later he strangled his neighbour Ronald Galvin and disposed of his body in nearby Uranquinty. But three Police Rescue Squad officers were not about to let the Simpsons wait a moment longer and they waded in. The court deemed the crime to fall into the worst category of murder and sentenced Garforth to life imprisonment without parole aged 29 in July 1993. He is confined to a wheelchair. Murderer Update 2022 #AndrewPeterGarforth #EbonySimpson. Its a really sad thing to have lost their child but to link it to the man, to the offender, is a shame. The news that Ebony Simpson's killer Andrew Peter Garforth had been reclassified from an A2 to a B, meaning he was eligible to apply for work and rehabilitation courses, threw the spotlight on . "We had to go in we didn't want to believe what we probably knew was the truth that she was in the dam," Morris said. He remains in maximum security at Goulburn, where prisoners are let out of their cells between 7am and 3.30pm. Collect, curate and comment on your files. Auto news:2022 Maserati SUV lineup due by the end of the year - drive.com.au, How pets and livestock managed to survive the flood crisis against all odds. Over a hundred people began searching the area for Simpson, including police, firemen, State Emergency Service members, and volunteers. "I'm just an average bloke who lost his daughter in a tragic way. It makes me sad to think about those missed opportunities, which I could still be getting. Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Christine and Peter Simpson, parents of murdered school girl Ebony Simpson after the sentencing of the killer Andrew Garforth.Scenes from darlinghurst court where Andrew Peter Garforth was sentenced for the murder of Ebony Simpson.Mother and Father, Christine and Peter Simpson with Ebony's two teenage brothers Zac, left and Tas. ", Simpson: "No, but I would like to. As they shared a coffee, Morris told Simpson that Ebony's case helped shape Morris' life and helped him successfully raise two sons. Two years later, Vester fatally stabbed Brendan in Lithgow Jail. He also murdered taxi driver Ezzedine Bahmad. Bouda: "You've never had contact with him? El-Zeyat and Aouad were also given life sentences for executing Ahmed Fahda at a Punchbowl service station the same month. "I'm a bit more at peace with it all now.". "I needed to meet Peter, if not for his sake but also a little bit for my sake," Morris told me. 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