Shortcut: My father murdered my baby and he’s not in jail

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. 

 

In October 2019, Natalie Sands, her children and her mother suffered an unthinkably brutal attack at the hands of her father.

 

Natalie was doused in petrol and set alight by her father. Despite being able to escape her burning house with burns to 75 percent of her body, she watched helplessly as her five year old son, Orlando, and mother Antoinette, perished.

 

After leaving the scene, her father drove to the local Tamworth police station and handed himself in.

 

It was decided in 2021 that Natalie's father wouldn’t face trial over the crime due to the Judge accepting that he was likely suffering a neurodegenerative disease resulting is psychotic symptoms.

 

Natalie has been campaigning online to get a lawyer to reopen the case and hold her father “properly accountable”.

 

You can keep up to date with Natalie's campaign on TikTok. Her account is @natz_armyofficial

 

We reached out to the NSW ODPP for comment regarding this case. You can read their response on our social media pages.

 

For Support: 

 

Lifeline  on 13 11 14

 

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

 

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

 

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram 

Guest: Natalie Sands

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

 

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