Lapthorne’s autopsy results unknown (Sky News Australia)
The family of backpacker Britt Lapthorne are shocked it will be another three weeks before they hopefully find out the cause of her death in the Balkans.
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Britt’s death will remain a mystery, Lapthornes told (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The parents of Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne have been told they may never know exactly how their daughter died.
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Lapthorne family upset at leak (Sydney Morning Herald)
THE bereaved family of the backpacker Britt Lapthorne are unlikely to ever find out how the 21-year-old met her death in Croatia - but have been deeply upset that the coroner publicised the release of her body.
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Backpacker quarter gets lease on life (The Age)
It is arguably Melbourne’s most forgotten city block at a dead end of town, dwarfed by a road and rail overpass and inhabited by backpackers.
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Coroner angers Lapthorne family (Adelaide Now)
THE body of backpacker Britt Lapthorne has been released to her family after the Victorian state coroner told them she might not be able find the cause of her death in Croatia.
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Three weeks for Britt answers (Herald Sun)
THE family of backpacker Britt Lapthorne are shocked it will be another three weeks before they hopefully finding out the cause of her death in Croatia.
Terrified Brits tell of Bombay ordeal (Times Online)
Diane Murphy, 58, from Northumberland, was shot in the foot when terrorists stormed a busy backpacker bar on Wednesday night. Brandishing automatic rifles, the men also shot her husband, 59-year-old Michael, in the ribs. After two operations to remove his spleen he remains today in intensive care.
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Pressure mounts on Thai army to halt unrest (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Pressure built on Thailand’s military to intervene in a political crisis threatening to descend into widespread civil unrest on Thursday after Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat rejected calls to quit.
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Coroner angers Lapthorne family (Daily Telegraph)
THE body of backpacker Britt Lapthorne has been released to her family after the Victorian state coroner told them she might not be able find the cause of her death in Croatia.
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Thai PM tells army to stay in barracks amid coup talk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat urged the army to stay in its barracks on Thursday amid rumors of an imminent coup after increasingly violent anti-government protests in Bangkok.
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