"I don't know what the answer is to a tragedy such as this." He said Michelle was "probably the victim of a homicide", adding the case should be referred to the homicide squad as an unsolved homicide and be "periodically reviewed". The court was earlier told by the manager of Mt Druitt Community Centre, Dianne Carroll, that the Department of Community Services (DOCS) was notified about Michelle in June 2001, with her file being closed for the last time in October 2003. She said DOCS had provided support when it could, but inadequate staffing levels had prevented them from doing so on a number of occasions. However, Ms Carroll also told the court that on many times when DOCS had called on Michelle and her mother, Kathy Nowland, they had not been home. Ms Nowland, who has three other children, was present in court