Ivens François "Toon" Buffett was the Lands Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of
Norfolk Island. He had previously served one term as Chief Executive. On
July 19,
2004, Buffett was shot dead in his office. The popular local politician became the first sitting Minister of an Australian Government (the island is an external
Australian territory) to be assassinated.Buffett's son, Leith, was charged with the murder of his father
[1] but was acquitted. Leith Buffett has been described as having psychological problems and believing that his father was "The Evil Prophet". Due to the inadequacy of jail cells on the island, Leith Buffett was transferred to
Long Bay Prison's hospital in
Sydney, a matter which required an amendment to the Crimes Act 1999 in
New South Wales.
[2]
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