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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Gabriel Fowler

Death of a Williamtown RAAF worker lands Defence in court on criminal charges

CRIMINAL CHARGES: The suicide of a RAAF worker at Williamtown base has led to the Department of Defence facing criminal charges and fines of up to $2.5million. Picture: Jonathan Carroll.

THE Department of Defence is facing fines of up to $2.5 million over the mishandling of the pyschological welfare of a worker who took his own life at the Williamtown base two years ago.

The worker, a Royal Australian Air Force technician, suicided while on duty at the base on July 28, 2020.

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