Australia's first attempted assassination


In one of Australia's greatest injustices, despite O’Farrell’s apparent mental instability, anti-Irish sentiment labelled the crime as political assassination and O’Farrell was hanged a few weeks later on April 21, merely for slightly injuring Queen Victoria’s son. To Prince Alfred's credit, he attempted to intercede to save his would-be killer.
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