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The Family Court of Australia attacks were a series of shootings and bombings in New South Wales, Australia from 1980 to 1985. They were targeted at judges, and other people, associated with the Family Court of Australia. In the attacks two people were shot dead, two killed by bombs, a court building was damaged by a bomb, and another bomb was found attached to a motor vehicle. In late July 2015 a man was arrested and charged over the attacks. == Events == The attacks began on 22 February 1980 when Stephen Blanchard was shot dead in his home. His body was found six days later on the opposite side of Sydney in Cowan Creek on the Hawkesbury River. On 23 June 1980 Family Court judge David Opas was shot outside his home. He died later that night in hospital.〔 On 6 March 1984 Judge Richard Gee was injured by a bomb at his Belrose home.〔〔 and the Parramatta Courthouse was bombed in April 1984, without any injuries.〔 The two people killed by bombs were, first in July 1984 Pearl Watson, the wife of Family Court judge Ray Watson, when she opened the door of their unit in Greenwich.〔 Judge Watson is believed to have been the target but was only injured.〔 Then on 21 July 1985 Graham Wykes, a Jehovah's Witness minister was killed, and another 13 people injured when their Casula hall was bombed.〔 Also in 1985, an unexploded bomb was found in Northmead under the bonnet of a car. The address was formerly that of a solicitor who acted for a woman in a Family Court case. His name was still listed at that address in the phone book. The attacks were considered an unsolved mystery of Australian crime. In 1984 a reward was offered for information,〔 but was never claimed.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Family Court of Australia attacks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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