IMMIGRATION minister Scott Morrison has failed to shed more light on the current status of convicted baby killer Chris Hoerler.
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Thirty-four-year-old Hoerler, a former Young resident, was released from Sydney’s Long Bay prison on August 14 on parole on the understanding he would be deported to Papua New Guinea.
On Monday Mr Morrison stated on national radio Hoerler was on the list to be deported, but could not elaborate on individual cases.
Hoerler served his full term of 10 years and nine months’ imprisonment, as well as just over two years of his parole period, when he was convicted of killing seven-month-old Wagga baby Jordan Anderson-Smith on February 24, 2000.
The family of Hoerler’s victim have no clue where he is or why it is taking so long to kick him out of Australia.
Repeated telephone calls and emails to the minister’s office by Jordan’s uncle, Darcy Smith, asking for information about Hoerler’s status have yielded no response.
At the weekend Darcy Smith said there had been no response to three telephone calls and three emails he had made to Mr Morrison’s office last week.
“We just want to be updated,” Mr Smith said.
“We are victims of crime and believe we have the right to know his location, to be informed.
“For all we know he could be let out of detention and be living in Young (where he lived before killing Jordan).
“We would appreciate it even if they said they were processing him.
“Any information would be better than nil.
“For peace of mind we need to know his whereabouts and what he is doing.
“At the moment, we are second guessing.
“We have been living with this for 14 years; surely he (Mr Morrison) can give us five minutes for a response.
“It’s a five-minute job for someone, even if it is an assistant, to ring back and say we have not forgotten about you.”
Mr Smith said his family would not go away until Hoerler was deported.
“He may have taken Jordan’s life, but he has not taken Jordan’s voice,” Mr Smith said.
Hoerler’s visa was cancelled in 2011.
Mr Morrison’s office yesterday re-released a previous statement saying: “Any detainee who does not have any ongoing matters with the department or the courts will be liable for removal”.
Darcy Smith fears Hoerler may be fighting to stay in Australia on the grounds he has children in the country.
- The Daily Advertiser
