Peggy Dwyer
Peggy Dwyer is a Senior Counsel who is known for her expertise in legal matters and her role in high-profile inquests in Australia. Recently, she has been in the news as the counsel assisting the inquest into the tragic Westfield Bondi Junction attack, where she presented the opening address and is tasked with examining the events surrounding the case.
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Recent news mentions
Dr Peggy Dwyer SC provided expert psychiatric evidence about Cauchi's mental state during the inquest.
Everyone agreed Joel Cauchi was psychotic when he murdered six people at Bondi Junction. Until his psychiatrist didn’t | Bondi Junction stabbings
United Kingdom· 2025-05-17
Counsel assisting the inquiry Peggy Dwyer highlighted Cauchi's long history of mental illness.
Why we must not look away from this moment of horror
Australia· 2025-05-04
Dr Peggy Dwyer SC is the senior counsel assisting in the inquest into the Bondi Junction stabbings.
A Sydney police officer confronted a mass murderer. Her backup was a carpenter and construction worker wielding bollards | Bondi Junction stabbingsUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-01
Peggy Dwyer provided insights into Cauchi's mental health during the inquest.
Attacker sought access to guns, searched for serial killers onlineAustralia· 2025-04-28
The opening address of counsel assisting the inquest, Peggy Dwyer, SC, begins at 10am.
Hero cop Amy Scott among witnesses to give evidence week oneAustralia· 2025-04-28
