Mysterious death of candidate’s husband

News.com.au - 14/04
A Teal-backed candidate has recalled the “horrific time” her late husband stormed out during a family holiday almost a decade ago, went missing and was eventually declared dead, but never found.

A Teal-backed candidate has recalled the “horrific time” her late husband stormed out during a family holiday almost a decade ago, went missing and was eventually declared dead, but never found.

Kate Hulett, independent candidate for Fremantle in the upcoming federal election, told the shocking story of Matt Bale’s death at the famed holiday hotspot Rottnest Island, off Perth in Western Australia, in her campaign podcast, A Piece of Kate.

Mr Bale, 38, was last seen on March 21, 2016, but Ms Hulett did not report her husband missing until eight days later when she returned home from the holiday because she was convinced he had just gone home early after an argument.

Ms Hulett described her husband as “wild [and] fun” and an “incredibly compassionate” and “funny man,...
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