28 June 2006

Police seek murdered Chapman woman's son

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Police are searching for Glen Porritt, the son of murdered woman Nanette “Sandy” Porritt, in relation to his mother’s death, the Canberra Times reports.

Police have issued a photo of Porritt to national media but the Canberra Times in its wisdom has published a picture of a house with the story on its website.

ACT Coroner Michael Somes issued a warrant on May 4 for the arrest of Mr Porritt after he failed to appear that day at a directions hearing for the inquest into Mrs Porritt’s death. He has not been accused of the murder; the warrant was just to comply with a court direction.

Police told the Canberra Times there had been no sightings of Mr Porritt since then and no activity in his bank accounts, which would indicate his whereabouts. They think he is driving a car described as a 1991 EB Ford Falcon sedan in burgundy or maroon, with ACT registration YVP487.

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Now it’s up on CT website???

I see. I suppose it is in line with CT policy of making their website an information free zone in order to force you to buy the hardcopy (which is marginally better).

Binker, photos of both Glen Porritt and the car like the one in question were printed in the dead tree version of the CT. Which is why I thought it odd they didn’t put them on their website.

Although Soames has granted permission there is no evidence of a photo on AFP’s website suggesting it has yet to be issued.

The Canberra Times obviously know their market. There’s a fair few Canberrans who, knowing that the home-owner was dead and the son on the run, would be wondering “so, what’s the house going for?”

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