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NSW coroner finds police decision to enter home 'unnecessary' in 'preventable' shooting death of Ian Fackender

The death of Ian Fackender, who was experiencing psychosis when he was shot four times by police in 2017, was "anything but inevitable", a New South Wales coroner has found.

Handing down her findings on Tuesday, State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan called police's decision to enter Ian Fackender's home in Kelso NSW "premature", "unnecessary" and "dangerous."

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