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NSW Inquest Opens Into Biddy Porter Killing and Mental Health Response
The hearing will examine how family, doctors and schools responded to the teenager’s mental illness after a petition drew more than 20,000 signatures.
- On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the inquest into the death of 10-year-old Biddy Porter began at Lidcombe Coroner's Court to examine systemic failures and warning signs preceding the 2020 killing.
- A teenager known as XR killed Biddy on July 8, 2020, and was later found not criminally responsible by the NSW Supreme Court due to acute psychosis.
- Counsel assisting the coroner, barrister Peggy Dwyer, detailed escalating behavior including killing chickens, where XR claimed, 'I do these things because I don't feel real,' and writing disturbing diary entries.
- Parents Rebekah Keukenmeester and Dominic Porter campaigned for this inquest, hoping to identify systemic gaps in mental health support and prevent similar family tragedies.
- The four-day inquest continues until Friday before NSW State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan and will examine responses from medical practitioners and the school system to improve prevention strategies.
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