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Police showed lack of ‘respect’ and ‘care’ to family of Indigenous man Gordon Copeland, inquest finds

NSW coroner recommends police review training around colonisation, noting ‘traumatic history’ between police and First Nations people

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Police made 'mistakes' as Gordon Copeland drowned

Police have been urged to fix mistakes made around the death of Indigenous man Gordon Copeland who drowned while trying to evade officers in northern NSW.

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Coroner releases findings after inquest into drowning death of Gordon Copeland

Gordon Copeland was 22 years old when he ran from police and fell into the flooded Gwydir River in north-west New South Wales. The coroner says "mistakes were made" in dealing with his family after his death.

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NSW Police seek to rebuild relationship with Moree's Aboriginal community after Gordon Copeland's death

Over two weeks in a country New South Wales courtroom, police officers were moved to tears, made apologies, and admitted that their best had not been enough as they tried to explain how Gordon Copeland, 22, died while fleeing from them.

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Gordon Copeland's family pays tribute as coronial inquest into drowning death wraps up

Family and friends of Gordon Copeland pay tribute to the Gomeroi man as a coronial inquest into his drowning death wraps up, with calls for a "Gordon's Law" to dictate how police pursuits are managed near large bodies of water.

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Gordon Copeland's cousin gives evidence at inquest into drowning after police chase

Lesley Fernando tells an inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man that she will never "unsee" the "inhuman" actions of police at the scene of her cousin's death.

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Gordon Copeland’s family handed a Post-it note by police with search location, inquest hears

Gomeroi man’s family tells inquest they felt disrespected throughout search process after he went missing in a Moree river in 2021

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Gordon Copeland inquest: detective says he did his ‘absolute best’ but didn’t have all information

Brad Beddoes tells inquest he thought there were only two people in the car and told relative the investigation was ‘completed’

The Guardian - AU

Detective tells inquest into Gordon Copeland's death decision to call off search 'probably' made too early

A detective whose advice led to a search for a missing Aboriginal man being called off has told an inquest he did "nothing" when he later doubted his information.

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Gordon Copeland inquest: inspector says police would not have called off search if all details were known

Senior inspector who oversaw search for drowned Gomeroi man says she did not read officer statements before attending scene

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Emotional police inspector tells Gordon Copeland inquest his drowning will affect her for life

A police inspector becomes emotional at a coronial inquest into the death of Aboriginal man Gordon Copeland, who drowned in floodwaters after being pursued by police outside the town of Moree in 2021.

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Gordon Copeland’s friend says he feared police on night of NSW drowning

Jabour Clarke, 21, tells family during inquest he is ‘sorry’ and says he thought Copeland had been arrested or gotten away

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Gordon Copeland drowning inquest hears friend was scared police would 'bash him'

A friend of Gomeroi man Gordon Copeland said he fled from officers because there was "more of a chance of them bashing you or doing something to you" in a remote location.

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Gordon Copeland inquest: police asked about ‘discrepancies’ in officers’ accounts of search

Counsel assisting tell inquest differing versions could leave family wondering whether officers were ‘genuine, or not telling the truth’

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NT minister calls out media

The NT police minister says if Sunday’s shooting death of an Indigenous woman and a baby had happened to a white woman on the east coast, it would’ve been front page news, and the Victorian opposition is calling for the Andrews government to give back at least $1.3 million after…

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Police officer laughs and uses expletive to describe missing Aboriginal man in video shown at inquest

Body cam footage played in court shows constable saying ‘fuck this little cunt’ during initial search for Gordon Copeland, who drowned in NSW river

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Bodycam vision reveals police laughing, swearing looking for Gordon Copeland who fell into floodwaters

Several family members cried and left the court room when police bodycam footage was played during the inquest into an Aboriginal man's death.

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Fleeing Gordon Copeland likened to 'roadrunner' by police before he drowned, inquest told

A police officer has told an inquest into the death of Gomeroi man Gordon Copeland that even a stronger swimmer would have struggled in the river he drowned in while being chased by police. Mr Copeland's image has been used with his family's permission.

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The Guardian - AU

Gordon Copeland inquest: police officer says river conditions were ‘extremely dangerous’ and search should have lasted longer

Junior police officer tells inquiry she believes ‘even a strong swimmer may have struggled’ in strong current

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‘Sorry for your loss,’ NSW police officer tells family of Aboriginal man who drowned in river

Gordon Copeland inquest hears officers initially only searched for around 13 minutes after Gomeroi man entered water

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Police officer Crystal Manusu delivers tearful apology during Gordon Copeland inquest

The police officer in charge of an initial search for Gordon Copeland after he fled into a flooded river has told an inquest they should have looked for longer than 13 minutes. PICTURE USED WITH FAMILY'S PERMISSION.

The Guardian - AU

Gordon Copeland: inquest begins into death of Indigenous man who drowned after being followed by police

An inquest into the drowning of a 22-year-old Gomeroi man has heard evidence about his final moments as he desperately tried to get to safety

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First day of Gordon Copeland inquest shown police body cam footage after he entered flooded river

Police body cam footage played at the inquest into the death of a 22-year-old Gomeroi man shows police discussing the moments after he fled into a river in north-west NSW.

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