Landowner fined after illegal ‘bush doof’ death

A New South Wales landowner apparently unaware an illegal rave was being held on his property has been fined $3,000 after a 24-year-old man was found dead

The Omega Festival site in Newton Boyd, New South Wales © Omega Festival

An Australian landowner has been fined A$3,000 after a man died on his property at an illegal music festival.

Twenty four-year-old David Gallagher died from a suspected drug overdose on Sunday at Omega Festival in remote Newton Boyd, New South Wales (NSW), which continued until Monday afternoon even after Gallagher was found dead in his car. Detective inspector Darren Jameson of Coffs-Clarence police told APP: “In my 26 years in the force I’ve never seen such a strong disregard for human life than to continue an event when someone has died in front of you.”

“I’ve never seen such a strong disregard for human life than to continue an event when someone has died in front of you”

An estimated 2,500 people attended the three-day…

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