- Ivens Buffett
Ivens François "Toon" Buffett was a political figure from the
Australian External Territory ofNorfolk Island .Political offices
He was the Lands Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of
Norfolk Island .Buffet had previously served one term as Chief Executive.
Assassination
On
July 19 ,2004 , Buffett was shot dead in his office.Buffett's son, Leith, was charged with the murder of his father [http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2004/s1158024.htm] . Legal proceedings then found that Leiths actions resulted in his fathers death, and that Leith was incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness. Leith Buffett has been described as believing that his father was "The Evil Prophet".
Due to the inadequacy of jail cells and hospice facilities on the island, Leith Buffett was transferred to Sydney, NSW, first to Long Bay Prison's hospital, a matter which required an amendment to the Crimes Act 1999 in
New South Wales . [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/21/1095651274402.html?oneclick=true] .Police stressed that the Buffett case was unrelated to the 2002 death of
Janelle Patton who, until Buffett's death, had been the only person in the island's recent history to be murdered there [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2004/07/20/world/australianisledevastatedbyraremurder.html?page=2] .Historical note
The popular local politician became the first sitting Minister of an Australian Government (the island is an external
Australia n territory) to be assassinated.ee also
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Politics of Norfolk Island
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