Two NT police officers disciplined after failing domestic violence victim before her death, inquest hears

News Article Captured By Nicholas Hynes
Posted Wed 18 May 2022 at 7:08pmWednesday 18 May 2022 at 7:08pm, updated Wed 18 May 2022 at 11:44pm

WARNING: This article contains disturbing content.

Key points:

• Her ex-partner killed Roberta while he was on a suspended sentence
• The inquest examined why "red flags" weren't raised in the months prior
• Acting Coroner Elisabeth Armitage is expected to hand down her findings later this year

Two police officers telling a domestic violence victim to "stop calling us" five days before she was killed was a "dereliction of duty", a Northern Territory court has heard.

Amber Heard testified against Johnny Depp this week. Here's what we learned

abc.net.au By music and pop culture reporter Mawunyo Gbogbo
Posted Fri 20 May 2022 at 11:06 am

When actor Amber Heard wrapped up her time on the witness stand this week, after two gruelling days of cross-examination, she was questioned about the truthfulness of her allegations of physical and sexual abuse against actor Johnny Depp.

Depp is suing Heard over a 2018 opinion piece published in the Washington Post. She does not mention him but refers to herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse".
Heard is countersuing Depp, saying he smeared her by calling her a liar.

The Hollywood actors were married in February 2015 and finalised their divorce about two years later.

Heard told the court she loved Depp but knew she would not survive if she did not leave him.