The coronial inquest into Glenn Sanders’ death is being held in Warrnambool this week. Here’s a look back at how the tragedy unfolded.
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JUNE 29, 2017: The trainee clinical therapist who took over the mental health file of Derrinallum bomber Glenn Sanders conceded the file may have been closed prematurely. Read more.
JUNE 29, 2017: A Worksafe inspector who helped seize explosives from Derrinallum bomber Glenn Sanders said it would have taken over a week to properly search just one of the sheds on his property. Read more.
JUNE 28, 2017: Police officers spoke to Glenn Sanders before his death over rumours he was wearing a bra filled with explosives. Read more.
JUNE 27, 2017: Glenn Sanders was suffering from a “major mental illness”, but he didn’t want to accept it. Read more.
JUNE 27, 2017 Glenn Sanders often told his friends he was going to go out with a bang, and it was a threat that came true in a big way on April 12, 2014. The coronial inquest into Mr Sanders’ death was told there were seven explosions on the night in question. Read more.
JUNE 26, 2017: After the death of his wife, Glenn Sanders started using drugs and drinking alcohol heavily, an inquest has heard. Read more.
APRIL 13, 2016: Two years after Glenn Sanders’ death, Derrinallum was still dealing with the repercussions of his actions. Read more.
AUGUST 30, 2014: More than $190,000 was found buried on Glenn Sanders’ property. Read more.
MAY 28, 2014: Hundreds of people paid their respects to Glenn Sanders at his funeral. Read more.
MAY 19, 2014: Police were warned Glenn Sanders was wearing explosives while visiting a Ballarat hospital just weeks before his death. Read more.
MAY 15, 2014: The bomb blast was an accident, a court was told. Read more.
MAY 5, 2014: The Hamilton Highway reopened following the clean up. Read more.
APRIL 29, 2014: A one kilometre exclusion zone remained in place near the site. Read more.
APRIL 23, 2014: The mammoth effort to clean up explosives at the Derrinallum bomb site is now the largest police operation of its kind in Australian history. Read more.
APRIL 19, 2014: For most of his 49 years, Glenn Sanders was known as a talented mechanic and polite, if offbeat, character. Read more.
APRIL 17, 2014: Police were wary of booby-traps while cleaning up the site. Read more.
APRIL 15, 2014: Glenn Sanders had a daughter he never knew existed. Read more.
APRIL 14, 2014: Locals expressed their shock following the deadly blast. Read more.
APRIL 12, 2014: Glenn Sanders was “obsessed” with bombs. Read more.
APRIL 12, 2014: Two police officers were injured during the explosion. Read more.
