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Fraser Barton

Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police

Aaron James Anquetil (left) said he may have fleetingly touched a man before he fell to his death. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A man who died after falling from a 13th floor balcony during a police raid looked like he was "trying to get away", a coroner has heard.

Police have told an inquest into Mario Giovanni Merlo's death that the 42-year-old appeared to be attempting to escape the apartment balcony "like it was a foot off the ground" before falling without a sound.

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