Collect, curate and comment on your files. He stole my daughter and Im not having it. "It was a surreal moment for me because I didn't know where she was buried - I didn't know what her grave looked like," he said. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 1993 for the rape and murder of Ebony Simpson in 1992. Once there, he bound her with wire, raped her, weighted her schoolbag and threw her into the dam's reservoir, where she drowned. Hes a paedophile, hes a child murderer look back over his record, it will horrify you, Ms Simpson said. Where Is Andrew Peter Garforth Now? 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. 'He came onto our property, he joined the search. Andrew Peter Garforth was charged and convicted. The transcript shows our statement focussed on the reconciliation of both the family and Garforth: Its a shame for the family to still hold onto such anger towards the man after such a long period, after twenty three years. Known as "Doc", Kanaan came from a stable Lebanese Christian family. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. With life expectancy for men more than 70 years of age, a life sentence for an offender now aged in their 20s or 30s is for all practical purposes one of 40 or 50 years. and accompany her home, after his bus reached the bus stop. Were working to restore it. (A Current Affair) "I get upset trying to talk about it because" he said as tears well. 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. "Well, we'll find out today," Morris replied. Advertisement On January 10, 1979, at about 4.30 p.m., Miss Wilson, a former Miss West Coast finalist, was attacked as she walked home from work at the Kwinana Community Health Centre. She was killed by Andrew Peter Garforth, who was sentenced to life in jail. [13], Following the 1988 state election, the NSW Government introduced legislation in 1989 and 1990 broadly aimed at truth in sentencing. "I'm just an average bloke who lost his daughter in a tragic way. 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. With that I introduced Morris to Simpson. "I'm telling you all this really purely to let you know the ramifications of murder on us," he said. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are to be evicted from their largely unused Windsor home, Frogmore Cottage, which King Charles wants to use to house Prince Andrew instead . The images of Ebony's face are never far from Morris' mind. I want you to take him from a B put him back to an A and no courses, I don't want him doing any courses, it's unacceptable,' she said. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. I think had the judge stoped him in his tracks a lot sooner, perhaps Ebony would still be alive today., Mr Simpson said he always wanted to confront Garforth just to let him know the extent of the damage that he has caused to my family.. The Case of Andrew Garforth Politicising Grief Role of Victims in Sentencing and Security Classification Conclusion Overall, allowing community vitriol to be directed at prisoners like Andrew Garforth distracts from society's compassion for victims and their families, and does not help with their reintegration into everyday life. . Andrew Peter Garforth had raped her before tossing her body into the murky waters. In November 2007 his appeal against conviction and sentence was dismissed. S01:E03 - Jason Alexander Downie. It makes me sad to think about those missed opportunities, which I could still be getting. Victims of Crime Assistance League vice-president Howard Brown said Garforth should have no privileges. CHILD killer Andrew Peter Garforth will die in jail and could have existing privileges revoked after Corrective Services Minister David Elliott issued a massive slap down to the serious offenders review council which wanted to downgrade Garforth's prisoner status. the High Court in 1994. Sarah Carty for Daily Mail Australia Ebony's killer attacked by prisoners a second time. The crimes of Derek Percy, who murdered a child. His prisoner status was downgraded from A2 to B in July, a decision immediately reversed by Corrective Services Minister David Elliott. Last weekend Morris visited Ebony's grave for the first time. Join the conversation, you are commenting as. Adnan Darwiche, Naseam El-Zeyat, Ramzi Aouad In November 2006 Adnan "Eddie" Darwiche, 30, Naseam "Erdt" El-Zayat, 26, and Ramzi "Fidel" Aouad, 25, were each sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for a series of murders carried out in a continuing dispute between three families of Lebanese descent in south-west Sydney. "I remember them like they were yesterday. He pleaded not guilty on the grounds of mental illness. "I didn't look at anything else, I just went straight there. With her house in sight, Garforth had grabbed Simpson, thrown her in the boot of 23rd Murderer: Andrew Peter S01:E02 - The Murder of Ebony Simpson. Watch Crimes That Shook Australia - S1:E1 Ebony Simpson (2014) Online for Free | The Roku Channel | Roku The Roku Channel | Roku Gonzales maintains his innocence. Ebony's killer attacked by prisoners a second time, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127511836, create private tags and comments, readable only by you, and. "(I) always say there's no denying there's evil in this world," Morris told Simpson. ANDREW PETER GARFORTH (EBONY SIMPSON) Ebony Simpson, 9, was on her way home from school in Bargo, a small town in Sydney's south-west in August 1992, when she was abducted by Garforth. Garforth, now 56, is highly unlikely to ever He has already served 27 years. 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. After Ebonys death, Mr Simpson set up the Homicide Victims Support Group. As a young Nine News reporter I covered that awful case. Watch Crimes That Shook Australia - S1:E1 Ebony Simpson (2014) Online for Free | The Roku Channel | Roku The Roku Channel | Roku Morris earlier told me he didn't know quite what he'd say when they met, but words seemed to come easily. Garforth Victim: school girl, Ebony Simpson. 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 pleaded guilty to the murder of Simpson and was sentenced in 1993 to life imprisonment. CHILD killer Andrew Peter Garforth will die in jail and could have existing privileges revoked after Corrective Services Minister David Elliott issued a massive slap down to the serious offenders review council which wanted to downgrade Garforths prisoner status. In October 2003 the men fired at a Greenacre house using SKS rifles and pistols, killing Ziad "Ziggy" Razzak and Mervat "Melissa" Nemra. [3], Garforth confessed to the crime after police detained him, showing no remorse for his actions during the confession and court sessions. The murder of nine-year-old Ebony Simpson by Andrew Peter Garforth in 1992. Hugging, the two men told each other how they had longed for this moment. 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. Matthew James Harris "Wagga Wagga serial killer". 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. 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. [3] With her house in sight, Garforth had grabbed Simpson, thrown her in the boot of his car and driven off to a remote dam. The father of an innocent little girl who was abducted, raped and thrown alive into a dam where she drowned 25 years ago has spoken about the heartbreak he lives with every day. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. NOTE: Only lines in the current paragraph are shown. penalty may be sentenced for malicious unprovoked murder because But here and now it's all about two strangers, two men forever bonded - remembering a little girl who touched so many lives. dam at a wildlife sanctuary near her home. "Family members left after murder are secondary victims really. While in jail he befriended a sex worker, Yolande Michael, 29. On 19 August 1992, Simpson disembarked from her school bus. "Adjacent to where we parked the car, I saw a headstone, a brownie coloured headstone, that was sticking up. She contacted the media. ANDREW PETER GARFORTH, New South Wales Andrew Garforth was convicted of the abduction, sexual assault and murder of Ebony Simpson, 9, at Bargo in August 1992. May 23, 1994. Two years later, Vester fatally stabbed Brendan in Lithgow Jail. The loss of her daughter has understandably been hardest felt by Ebony's mother, Christine Simpson. Aged nine years, Simpson was abducted, raped, and murdered by asphyxiation when Andrew Peter Garforth (born 5 August 1963) drowned her. In December 1998 he and other gang members executed Karam in a hail of bullets with plans to take over the drug business. All times AEDT (GMT +11). El-Zeyat and Aouad were also given life sentences for executing Ahmed Fahda at a Punchbowl service station the same month. Music options are waiting for you following a shoot-out with police in City. Peter Garforth in 1992 ramifications of murder on us, '' he said tossing her body into the murky.... 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