Breaking news:
Schapelle Corby could be free by the weekend with Indonesia’s Justice Minister announcing just after 1pm today that he will sign her parole in the next three days.
Amir Samsyuddin made the announcement at a short press conference saying he is not giving the her special treatment- rather she is one of many parole applicants being considered.
1. Tragic toddler death
Another toddler has died after choking on the cord of a blind overnight. A 15-month old girl, from Sydney’s west was found unconscious in her cot after becoming entangled in the blind cord.
The latest incident comes just days after 16-month-old Tabitha Slade died in hospital after she became tangled in a blind cord in her bed at her Hornsby home.
Last year 18-month-old Jack Mackay died after a venetian blind cord became tangled around his neck, while he was playing in his cot at his Port Stephens home on the state’s mid-north coast.
2. Food poisoning likely cause of mother daughter deaths in Bali
Autopsies have found that Noelene and Yvana Bischoff more than likely died from a combination of food poisoning and existing medical conditions after they ate fish at a Bali restaurant in early January.
Malcolm Bischoff, Noelene’s brother, said it appeared they both suffered from scombroid food poisoning that along with their asthma combined to cause their deaths.