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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent

Police took 19 hours to attend Sydney home of elderly man who died shortly after their arrival

Brett McFadden
NSW police assistant commissioner Brett McFadden has launched an internal investigation into 85-year-old’s death in Bankstown. Photograph: Tamsin Rose/The Guardian

Police took 19 hours to respond to a call for help from the Sydney neighbour of an elderly man who was later found struggling to breathe and died in his home a short time later.

The NSW police assistant commissioner, Brett McFadden, on Friday launched an internal investigation after being briefed on the delay almost a week after the 85-year-old’s death.

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