NSW police forced to hand over ‘less lethal’ tactics manual to watchdog after woman’s bean-bag round death
Judge says it would make ‘a nonsense’ of law enforcement conduct commission’s role if it was not provided with all relevant materialFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInternal materials relating to the death of a woman who was shot with a bean-bag gun must be handed over to the police watchdog, a court has ruled.Krista Kach, 47, died after a 10-hour standoff with police in Newcastle in September 2023 after a bean-bag round punctured her body and affected her heart.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Judge says it would make ‘a nonsense’ of law enforcement conduct commission’s role if it was not provided with all relevant material
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Internal materials relating to the death of a woman who was shot with a bean-bag gun must be handed over to the police watchdog, a court has ruled.
Krista Kach, 47, died after a 10-hour standoff with police in Newcastle in September 2023 after a bean-bag round punctured her body and affected her heart.
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