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Malcolm Naden

Malcolm John Naden (born 5 November 1973) is an Australian former fugitive from the law. At the time of his capture and arrest in March 2012, Naden was reported as being one of Australia's most wanted men and his arrest attracted international media coverage.[1][2][3] Naden was in hiding from June 2005 until March 2012, wanted over murder and indecent assault offences. He was the most wanted man in the Australian state of New South Wales.[4]

Malcolm Naden
Born
Malcolm John Naden

(1973-11-05) 5 November 1973 (age 50)
NationalityAustralian
CitizenshipAustralian
Known forMost wanted man in New South Wales
TelevisionThe Force: Behind the Line
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Criminal charge
  • Murder x 2
  • Attempted Murder
  • Breaking and Entering
  • Indecent Assault
Penalty
  • Life imprisonment without parole plus 40 years
(2013)
Capture status
Incarcerated
Time at large
6–7 years
EscapedJune 2005
Escape endMarch 2012
Details
CountryAustralia
State(s)New South Wales
Location(s)
Imprisoned atGoulburn Correctional Centre

Naden was charged with the January and June 2005 murders of two young women, aggravated indecent assault on a 15-year-old girl in 2004, and shooting with intent to murder a police officer in 2011, while he was on the run. Naden pleaded guilty to all 32 counts against him, and was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 40 years without parole in June 2013.

Crimes edit

In June 2005, Kristy Scholes was found strangled to death in the West Dubbo home of her boyfriend's grandparents. A few days later, her boyfriend's cousin, Malcolm Naden, disappeared from that same home.[5][6] Prior to Scholes' murder, Naden had been named as a suspect in the disappearance of another cousin, Lateesha Nolan, who had been reported missing in January 2005.[7]

In December 2005, police closed Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo after Naden was sighted there. There was an additional confirmed sighting of Naden over the next month near Lightning Ridge. In March 2006, Naden avoided capture at an Aboriginal mission, near Condobolin. In January 2007 police offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. By January 2009, Naden was thought to be located near Kempsey, and by August 2010 he was believed to be living in dense bushland near Gloucester and Scone. By early 2011, the police doubled the reward to $100,000, and raised it further to $250,000 in December.[8]

On 7 December 2011, a police officer from the Tactical Operations Unit was shot by the fugitive during an unsuccessful operation to capture Naden in bushland near Nowendoc. Naden was subsequently charged with the attempted murder of the officer.[9]

Capture edit

Naden was captured on 22 March 2012 in a run-down cabin approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Gloucester by heavily armed officers from the Tactical Operations Unit[10] in a night operation,[11] and charged with the murder of Scholes.[12] He faced court later that day and was refused bail.

On 14 April 2012, Naden was escorted from Goulburn Correctional Centre to Dubbo, where he assisted police by identifying a site at Butlers Falls, south of Dubbo. It was suspected that the remains of his cousin, Lateesha Nolan, are buried at that site,[13] but no remains had been found at that time.[14] Naden was later charged with the murder of Nolan and 14 counts each of burglary and theft committed while on the run.

In early December 2016 Police disclosed that remains were found at a location near the site investigated years earlier, which DNA testing confirmed belong to Ms Nolan.[15]

Sentence edit

In 2013, Naden pleaded guilty to 18 offences including the murders of Scholes and Nolan.[16] He received a minimum prison sentence of 21 years for Nolan's murder, but was given a life sentence for the murder of Scholes. Other charges included the attempted murder of the police officer in 2011, breaking and entering offences and the indecent assault of a 12-year-old girl.[17] Justice Derek Price said Naden had shown no remorse and there was a high risk he would reoffend because he has threatened to kill again, stating that "Life outside of prison is not an option for you". Naden said "thank you, your honour" after the sentence was handed down.[14]

On 24 November 2013, while serving out his sentence, Naden was bashed by second cousin Dean Nolan, a relative of Lateesha Nolan, who was serving out a 24-year sentence at the time. Nolan, armed with a handle off a sandwich toaster, attacked Naden cracking several blows to Naden's head before being apprehended by prison staff. Nolan was later sentenced to an additional 12 months to his 24-year sentence for the attack on Naden, which he claimed was retribution for the heartache Naden had caused to his family.[citation needed]

Capture dramatised edit

A dramatised version of the capture of Naden was aired on television on the Seven Network on 11 September 2013. This special television event, an episode of The Force: Behind the Line, presents the full story of "Strike Force Durkin", providing an insight into the fugitive that previously the viewers were not aware of. It re-aired on 13 September 2013 and again on 21 June 2016.

References edit

  1. ^ "Malcolm Naden Arrested in New South Wales: The Long Hunt For Australia's Most Wanted". International Business Times. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ Pearlman, Jonathan (24 March 2012). "'Bad bush tucker man' Malcolm Naden captured after seven years". The Telegraph. United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. ^ Harrison, Hope (22 March 2012). "Australia's most wanted Malcom Naden arrested". Oye! Times. Canada. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ Marsh, Vanessa (21 February 2011). "Fight to find Lateesha". Bundaberg News Mail. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Policeman shot in bushland manhunt". The Age. Australia. Australian Associated Press. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  6. ^ Gardiner, Stephanie (22 March 2012). "Malcolm Naden timeline: nearly seven years on the run". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. ^ Cuneo, Clementine; Klein, Nathan (9 December 2011). "Massive search continues for accused double murderer Malcolm Naden". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  8. ^ Ford, Mazoe (5 December 2016). "Malcolm Naden: How police closed in on New South Wales' most wanted man". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Nowendoc shoot-out: manhunt for Naden". Wauchope Gazette. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Farrow, Lauren (22 March 2012). "Police capture fugitive Malcolm Naden". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  11. ^ Gridneff, Ilya (22 March 2012). "Police capture Naden". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  12. ^ Van Den Broeke, Leigh (22 March 2012). "Fugitive Malcolm Naden captured by police in NSW". Herald Sun. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Prisoner Malcolm Naden at site of search". The Australian. Australian Associated Press. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  14. ^ a b Wells, Jamelle (15 June 2013). "Malcolm Naden jailed for life for brutal murders". ABC (Australia). Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Police to search for Lateesha Nolan's Remains in NSW". 9 News. 9News. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  16. ^ "A victim impact statement/". Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Malcolm Naden jailed". abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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