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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent

‘Molly’s death was preventable’: premier says NSW must learn from mistakes after Ticehurst family speaks out

Molly's mum Kate Ticehurst, Molly Ticehurst and Molly's dad Tony Ticehurst
Molly Ticehurst (centre) with parents Kate and Tony, who claim she was failed by the Staying Home Leaving Violence scheme that promised to ‘intruder-proof’ her Forbes home before her death. Photograph: supplied by the Ticehurst family

The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has vowed the state will learn from “anything that has gone wrong” in the lead-up to Molly Ticehurst’s “preventable” death after her parents called for changes to a government program they said gave her “false hope” of home safety in the fortnight before she died.

Molly’s parents, Kate and Tony Ticehurst, would be provided with a report detailing the interactions their daughter had with NSW government agencies and service providers, Minns pledged, after they alleged she was promised security upgrades to her home that were not delivered before she died.

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