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Call before shooting 'not satisfactory', coroner finds

The conduct of a social worker who spoke to a suicidal man hours before he died in a confrontation with police was not satisfactory, a coroner has found.

AAP · Dec 20, 2024

Kobee Huddy fatal shooting inquest hears call to 'uninterested' mental health helpline operator

A phone call made by 20-year-old Kobee Huddy to a mental health support line hours before he was shot in Adelaide's west after threatening police has been played to a coronial inquest into his death. WARNING: The following article contains details that may distress some readers.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2023

Man made several calls to mental health lines before being shot dead by police

A man who was shot dead by police in Adelaide's west four years ago made several calls to mental health services before his death.

ABC News · May 31, 2023