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Kat Wong

Cops 'failed' in fatal stand-off with mentally ill man

Todd McKenzie had not been treated with dignity or respect, a police sergeant conceded. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

An officer involved in a nine-hour stand-off where police mocked then fatally shot a mentally ill man has admitted failures in the police response.

Sergeant Matthew Horsington described some police actions as "inappropriate and unprofessional" and agreed then-Senior Constable Glenn Larrain had failed to treat Todd McKenzie with dignity or respect.

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