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Marilyn Wallman inquest suspended after emergence of new witness

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  • A coroner has suspended the inquest into the disappearance of Mackay schoolgirl Marilyn Wallman after a new witness emerged. Coroner David O'Connell said the family may suggest that brothers Noel and Tommy Morris were involved.
  • Tommy Morris was not scheduled as a witness, and the court heard he had left Mackay for South Australia months after the disappearance. The inquest will resume on December 8.
  • Witness Lyle Wright has given differing accounts of car colour and the whereabouts of Noel Morris.
Marilyn Wallman inquest suspended after emergence of new witness
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