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Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
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One eye on the future Cyborg Cyril, pictured, was among the cast of fantastic characters ready for cos-play at Dandenong Library and Harmony Square on Saturday 27 April. The Dandy-Con festival attracted superheroes, Jedi warriors and others to enjoy an array of pop-culture celebrations. MORE PICTURES ON PAGE 8
Picture: GARY SISSONS
Tragic incident leaves State Coroner unable to...
Unravel answers By Violet Li A State Coroner was unable to determine the reasons behind a Dandenong North mother killing herself and her two children in Cranbourne West in March 2022.
On the night of 24 March, 37-year-old Jasmine Thomas drove her two children, six-yearold Evlyn and three-year-old Carolyn, to an area along the Western Port Highway in Cranbourne West, parked there, and deliberately set fire to the car the three of them were sitting
in. They were found deceased in the car once the fire was extinguished. CCTV footage showed that before the fatal incident, Ms Thomas purchased a fuel container which she later filled with petrol.
State Coroner Judge John Cain concluded that it was difficult to accurately determine the reasons behind the fatal incident. He presented two conclusions in separate reports for the mother and the children. CONTINUED PAGE 6
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