The body in the Bali rice field: Why Peter and John Ellis can't forgive their mother Noor, accused of the murder of their father Robert

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated May 30 2015 - 12:08am, first published May 29 2015 - 12:53pm
Peter Ellis (left) with his brother John Ellis (right) sit together near the beach in Sanur, Bali. Photo: Hansel Nashyo
Peter Ellis (left) with his brother John Ellis (right) sit together near the beach in Sanur, Bali. Photo: Hansel Nashyo
Murdered Australian businessman Robert Ellis with his wife, Noor.
Murdered Australian businessman Robert Ellis with his wife, Noor.
Noor Ellis in the Denpasar District Court in May. Photo: Amilia Rosa
Noor Ellis in the Denpasar District Court in May. Photo: Amilia Rosa
Peter Ellis, his mother Noor, and brother John Ellis, in the house in which she is accused of ordering the murder of Robert Ellis.
Peter Ellis, his mother Noor, and brother John Ellis, in the house in which she is accused of ordering the murder of Robert Ellis.

Days before the corpse of Australian businessman Robert Ellis was discovered in a Bali rice field last October, his wife Noor called their son, Peter. He was about to start a job at Australia Post and Noor was bursting with maternal pride. The conversation still haunts Peter.

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