Whispering Wall inquest commences in SA to investigate death of baby and father

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An inquest was opened today to investigate the deaths of nine-month-old baby Kobi Shepherdson and her father Henry Shepherdson at the Whispering Wall near Williamstown in April 2021.

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00:00A coronial inquest today heard that 38-year-old Henry Shepardson had a history of domestic

00:08violence offending and had been given access to his daughter, Coby, on the morning of the

00:13murder-suicide.

00:14Deputy State Coroner Ian White heard Henry Shepardson and his daughter died at the Whispering

00:20Wall near the Barossa in April 2021.

00:24Mr Shepardson and the baby were found at the bottom of the wall.

00:28The court heard before the deaths Mr Shepardson called Coby's mother from the Adelaide Remand

00:34Centre almost 150 times and manipulated her to drop domestic violence charges.

00:41He was later released from custody.

00:43On his request, a court later withdrew a non-contact clause and Mr Shepardson arranged to look

00:49after Coby while her mother attended an appointment, taking the baby to the Whispering Wall.

00:55The inquest will continue this afternoon with the aim being to find recommendations

01:00to prevent these kinds of incidents from happening again.

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