Molly Ticehurst's friends push for stricter bail laws
Molly Ticehurst's friends say bail reforms don't protect women enough and want offenders held until trial.
Molly Ticehurst's closest friends say women remain at risk despite bail laws made tougher after her death. The 28-year-old childcare worker was killed in her Forbes home in April 2024 by Daniel Billings, her former partner.
Billings received a 28-year sentence in November 2025 after pleading guilty to murder. Billings had been granted bail after an apprehended violence order (AVO) was issued against him.
Two weeks later, he broke into her home and killed her. The 2024 reforms make it harder for alleged offenders to get bail and require ankle monitoring for serious domestic violence offences.
But Ticehurst's friends believe the only way to truly protect women is to keep alleged offenders in custody until their case goes to court.
- 28 years
- Sentence length
- 28 years old
- Victim's age
- Two weeks after bail granted
- Time to murder
- 10-kilometre radius from home
- Exclusion zone
Why it mattersShows gaps remain in domestic violence protection laws even after recent reform, raising questions about victim safety.
