Every parent's nightmare

Thursday 24 October 2013 7:12PM (view full episode)

His case has been featured on Australian Story, there's even a book about it, aptly titled Every Parent's Nightmare.

It's the story of Jock Palfreeman, who's serving a murder sentence in a Bulgarian prison.
With his legal appeals exhausted, the Palfreeman family is lobbying for Jock to be transferred to an Australian jail to serve the rest of his sentence.

A transfer treaty exists between two countries, but there obstacles.

One of those obstacles is a significant amount of money that must be raised to pay court and compensation claims.


Tony Palfreeman
Jock Palfreeman's grandfather


Beverley Wang