Betts was strangled, dismembered: court Nov 6, 2009
A man throttled a childcare worker and invited his lover to watch him dismember the body in a bathtub at the lover's Phillip Island home, a court has been told. Police alleged in the Melbourne Magistrates Court that John Coombes strangled Raechel Betts and then asked his lover Nicole Godfrey if she wanted to watch him dismember the body. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Four charged over Betts killing Nov 4, 2009
An out-of-sessions court hearing heard that John Leslie Coombes strangled the childcare worker after a row at a house on Phillip Island. Nicole Godfrey, 26, who runs a clothing shop, was charged with being an accessory to the murder of the 27-year-old at Ms Godfrey's Wimbledon Heights home on Phillip Island. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Arrests in Raechel Betts murder hunt Nov 2, 2009
Police have arrested four people - including two women - over the murder and mutilation of Melbourne childcare worker Raechel Betts ... Detectives interviewed key suspects in the murder of the childcare worker several times and had a description of a small sedan that could have been used in the murder and in transporting her to Phillip Island. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Search warrant in Fawkner over body in barrel Oct 29, 2009
Investigators have that the body in the barrel could be that of murdered childcare worker Raechel Betts, whose tattooed left leg was found on a Phillip Island beach by a dog walker. An autopsy was performed yesterday on the remains to determine thc cause of death. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Mystery deepens over body in barrel Oct 28, 2009
A body found in a barrel yesterday is not believed to be either a missing pregnant Bendigo woman or a murdered Melbourne childcare worker. Police yesterday said they would investigate whether the remains found in the barrel dumped in a lake in Melbournes north belonged to Krystal Fraser, , or Raechel Betts, whose washed up at Phillip Island. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Drink-driver who injured son gets jail Oct 2, 2009
The court heard after the crash Korver, a former childcare worker, denied she was driving, pinning the blame on a hitchhiker and later her boyfriend. Korver pleaded guilty to three counts of negligently driving a motor vehicle causing serious injury and one count of perverting the cause of justice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Chilling bond Oct 2, 2009
" Plymouth nursery worker George, 39, was the first of the women to be arrested. Her job as a childcare worker meant her arrest immediately provoked great anger and concern among parents. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A mother describes the horror of knowing her children may have been victims Two days later she appeared in court, charged with serious sexual assault on babies and toddlers, as well as making and distributing indecent images of children. Parents wept... (BBC News -- UK)
Wilson scheduled for pretrial release today (2) May 14, 2009
kerry wrote on Mar 5, 2008 5:31 PM:" That judge is an idiot! The childcare worker found large bruises on this little boy and the judge doesnt think its a felony. Even After all wilsons prior bad acts around children. Unbelievable. ". mother wrote on Mar 5, 2008 6:45 PM:" I hope they watch him like a hawk. People with personality disorders, if that is what is at the root of this guys problem, often re-exhibit their distructive behaviour even when they know they are under scrutiny - they can't... (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Search: Jobs in Education May 11, 2009
Great opportunities for childcare workers in the CBD ... CHILDCARE WORKER. Diploma. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Discouraged Job Seekers, Part-Timers Increase U.S. Underemployment Numbers Apr 6, 2009
Lisa Smith, a Trenton, New Jersey, childcare worker who lost her job last September, said she is now willing to take whatever work she can get. I would like to work 40 hours a week, but if someone offered me 30 or 35, Id be glad too, she said. (Bloomberg -- US)
