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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.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022