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Inquest hears missing schoolgirl's skull used as ashtray at pub

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  • A man who found part of the skull of Marilyn Wallman, a Mackay schoolgirl who vanished in 1972, has told an inquest he and friends used it as an ashtray at a pub. Greven Breadsell said he discovered the remains in 1974 at McGregor Creek near Mirani and initially believed they belonged to an Aboriginal person.
  • He told police he kept the skull at his shed for several weeks. A 2015 video of his police walkthrough was played to the court.
  • DNA testing in 2006 confirmed the remains were Marilyn's.
Inquest hears missing schoolgirl's skull used as ashtray at pub
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