Police told sister of missing transgender woman to call fire brigade, Victorian coronial inquest hears

A Victorian coronial inquiry is investigating the deaths of Bridget Flack (pictured) and four other transgender and gender-diverse young people Photograph: Supplied

One of Victoria’s top police officers says he is concerned to hear the sister of a missing transgender woman was told to call the fire brigade to search her apartment, saying it is not “proper process”.

Angela Pucci Love, the sister of 28-year-old Bridget Flack who died in 2020, gave evidence on Monday at a coronial inquiry investigating the deaths of five transgender and gender-diverse young people who died of suspected suicide between 2020 and 2021.