The family of a woman found beaten to death in northern NSW calls for answers from police about why it took them 55 minutes to respond the night she was allegedly murdered.
The family of a woman found beaten to death in northern New South Wales is calling for answers from police about why it took them almost an hour to respond the night she wasHer partner has been charged over her murderIt's been revealed someone called triple-0 at 7pm on the night 64-year-old Lindy Lucena's body was found behind the Salvation Army building in Ballina on January 3.
Despite the Ballina Police Station being 600 metres away, court documents state police did not arrive at the scene until 55 minutes later.Speaking for the first time since the murder, Ms Lucena's sister, Julie Viney, told ABC News she believed her sibling might still be alive if police had acted faster."To me 55 minutes was just awful."
"As far as I'm concerned, they should've been there within five minutes, it's a small town," she said. Court documents show Mr Huber was on bail for assaulting Ms Lucena at the time of the alleged murder.Ms Viney is calling for a coronial inquest to be held after the police investigation is concluded, to further examine her sister's case.Ms Lucena had lived in Sydney for most of her adult life, until a divorce several years ago, when she moved to the north of the state.
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