A former general duties police officer who spoke to a mentally ill man for more than three hours before he was fatally shot by specialist police has told a court he regrets some of the things he said.
An inquest is underway in the Taree Courthouse, where the Coroner's Court is sitting, to determine the circumstances around the death of Todd McKenzie at his home on the NSW Mid North Coast on the night of July 31, 2019.
