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Thursday, January 31, 2013
DAY
STAR OF THE NORTH
ALL THE LOCAL CELEBRATIONS PAGES 2, 3, 4 & 10, 11, 12
TODD SHOCKED, BUT ACTS SWIFTLY AFTER HIS:
Grisly discovery
TODD Baker and his grandfather, Lindsay Baker, at the gravesite. PICTURE: Lisa Redpath
Council moves on land proposal A LOW-INCOME residential development on privately owned land in Balaklava’s east looks likely to proceed, with Wakefield Regional Council resolving to begin negotiations with relevant parties last week. As part of the proposal with developer,
Les Pearson reports:
Unity Housing, council would take over ownership of the roads, which are all currently unsealed gravel. The land in question, owned by Murray Gates, already has several existing
residents who have previously purchased blocks of land.Unity Housing would seal and provide infrastructure to one of the roads, while council would be responsible for providing similar infrastructure to remaining roads in the development. n Continued with more details Page 7
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LES PEARSON reports:
THERE would be few discoveries more disturbing than uncovering human remains in a shallow grave but Long Plains man, Todd Baker, says he is coping reasonably well. Todd uncovered human remains while fencing on Lindsay Baker’s (Todd’s grandfather) property at Long Plains last Friday afternoon. He was clearing sand in a front-end loader after pulling down an old fence, in preparation of building a new fence in its spot. Todd spotted what he thought was a rag but once he uncovered some bones, it soon became apparent what he had discovered. “Yeah, I was a bit shaken up when I found it,” he said. “I’ve been alright.” Todd quickly contacted his father, Leigh, to tell him of the shocking find. “I just called dad and told him to come and look at what I found,” he said. “He had a quick look and called the police. They came from Gawler as soon as they could.” Todd felt he had overcome the initial shock. “I think it would have been worse if there was flesh on it but it was just bones,” he said. “It was still bad though.” Detective Inspector Mark Trenwith said local police, major crime detectives and crime scene examiners attended the site and confirmed the body was buried in a shallow grave. n Continued Page 6
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