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New inquest into 'dingo' death case

A coroner has opened Australia's fourth inquest into one of the most notorious legal dramas in the nation's history: the 1980 death of a nine-week-old baby whose parents say was taken by a dingo in the Australian Outback.

Azaria Chamberlain's mother, Lindy, was convicted and later cleared of murdering her and has always maintained a wild dog took the baby from their tent.

She and ex-husband, Michael Chamberlain, are hoping fresh evidence about dingo attacks will convince coroner Elizabeth Morris and end 32 years of speculation.