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Police operation in which NSW man shot dead during psychotic episode was ‘flawed’, inquest finds

Todd McKenzie’s death prompts calls from deputy coroner for summit into police responses to mental health incidents

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2024

Break pattern of mental health police killings: coroner

Police killings of people with mental health needs can no longer be addressed individually when a pattern of deaths has become so clear, a coroner has found.

AAP · Apr 4, 2024

Parents haunted by sound of police shooting their son

Todd McKenzie was experiencing psychosis when he was shot dead by police after a nine-hour stand-off. But a coronial inquest has brought more pain than answers.

AAP · Oct 27, 2023

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Bereaved family calls for probe into police shootings

The family of Todd McKenzie, who died in a police siege, has called for a royal commission into deaths of mental health patients at the hands of police.

AAP · Oct 25, 2023

NSW police must speak with mental health experts rather than shoot our loved ones, stepfather says

Exclusive: New figures show on average 10 people in mental health distress die each year during interactions with state police

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023

‘If they don’t comply, they die’: families demand royal commission after fatal NSW police shootings

Exclusive: Premier says an inquiry into use of force against vulnerable people isn’t necessary, despite four fatalities in as many monthss

The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2023

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