Court awards over $2.5m to estate of murdered woman

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Court awards over $2.5m to estate of murdered woman

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A High Court awarded over $2.5 million in damages to the estate of Samantha Isaacs, a domestic violence victim, citing failures by the State, police, and magistrate that contributed to her death. This legal ruling highlights issues with state responsibility in violence prevention.

MORE than $2.5 million in damages has been awarded to the estate of murdered domestic vio­lence victim Samantha Isaacs after a High Court judge ruled that failures by the State, including the police and a magistrate, contributed to her death.

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