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Dying For Help: The Case of Lindy Lucena

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Show Notes

In January 2023, a man witnessed another man viciously beating a woman in Ballina, Australia.

He called the police, expecting them to arrive and help this woman. But that didn't happen and what happened next would devastate a family and anger the nation.

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