The household of younger mum Charlene Warrior have revealed the final message she despatched earlier than she was mysteriously discovered hanging in a tiny South Australian city virtually two years in the past.
Charlene Warrior, who was 21 when she died, had gone to Bute – about 90 minutes north of Adelaide – to choose up her one-year-old daughter from the house of her ex-partner when she vanished about eight days into the journey.
Her household say police waited 9 essential days earlier than performing on their lacking individuals report – 9 days they imagine might have saved her life.
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The youngest of Alma Warrior and Kent Newchurch’s six youngsters, Charlene was extremely shut together with her sister, Theresa Warrior.
On September 18, 2021, Theresa obtained a name from Charlene, who had travelled from the household dwelling in Adelaide’s western suburbs to choose up her daughter.
Charlene was on a park bench, someplace within the city.
“The last phone call that we had was of her crying in tears,” Theresa mentioned.
“That’s how I knew something was wrong, because she was crying in tears and she was saying ‘I need to get back to Adelaide’.”
Later that night time, Charlene messaged her sister to say “I hate this, literally the saddest shit ever”.
Theresa didn’t hear from her once more.
“The next day, I thought something was wrong because she never got back to me. I kept calling and calling her but she never got back,” she mentioned.
“I messaged her ex-partner but he never got back to me and then he messaged me the day after and got back to me and said that he woke up and Charlene was gone.”
The SA coroner mentioned Charlene was not reported lacking to police till September 29, 2021 — 11 days after she disappeared and 9 days after her sister, Theresa, mentioned she made the preliminary report.
Theresa, who adamantly refutes that timeline, has offered messages despatched earlier than September 29 which state a report had already been made.
Police and the household agree that the co-ordinated SA Police seek for Charlene started on October 1.
Her physique was discovered by a neighborhood man strolling within the space about 6pm on October 3 – 15 days after she was final heard from.
She was hanging in a tree on the fringe of a paddock on Martin St, about 200m and inside eyeline of the place the search had been based mostly and 100m from the home the place she had been staying.
By the next morning, police had revealed a press release the demise “appears to be non-suspicious” – which means Charlene had died by suicide.
But Charlene’s household seems like she was let down by police.
“Even with the police, I just reckon that they failed that case miserably. I would tell them to this day too. They know how I feel about it,” Teresa mentioned.
“It just went unheard to them. It wasn’t important enough. I felt like she wasn’t important enough for the police for them to find her, for her to be there for two whole weeks.”
Charlene’s ex-partner was unavailable when The Advertiser knocked on his door at Bute this month, however his dad answered.
He mentioned Charlene took her personal life and his household has been unfairly focused ever since.
Police declined a request for interview however in a press release described the coronial investigation as “very thorough”.
“SAPOL have listened to Ms Warrior’s family and appreciate and understand their concerns about the circumstances surrounding Ms Warrior’s tragic death,” a spokeswoman mentioned.
“In circumstances such as this, investigators are always alert to any possibility of foul play.
“Investigators, including support from SAPOL’s Major Crime Investigation Branch, are confident that Ms Warrior’s death is not suspicious.”
A subsequent assertion from Police Commissioner Grant Stevens mentioned the coroner was glad with the proof offered and has discovered Charlene’s demise was because of suicide.
The Coroner’s Court declined to launch recordsdata on Charlene’s demise on the premise that the matter was not heard at inquest.
Originally revealed as Young mum Charlene Warrior’s ultimate textual content earlier than being discovered useless 15 days later
Source: www.news.com.au
