{
  "id": 7890746,
  "title": "Cheryl Grimmer's family 'deeply angry' as decision to drop case upheld",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/cheryl-grimmers-family-deeply-angry-as-decision-to-drop-case-upheld",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:57:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/cheryl-grimmer-family-devastated-dpp-review-upholds-decision/107162248"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cheryl Grimmer's family is expressing deep anger and disappointment following the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) decision to uphold the abandonment of the case surrounding her 1970 disappearance. The DPP's review of the case, which examined over 50 detailed submissions from the family, concluded that there were not reasonable prospects of succeeding in challenging the trial judge's decision to exclude Mercury's recorded interview with the teenager at the time of his alleged involvement in Cheryl's disappearance. Cheryl's brother, Ricki Nash, has strongly criticized the decision, stating that the family's extensive evidence and legal arguments were not adequately addressed in the DPP's brief determination.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}