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The disappearance of a young Belgian backpacker in Australia three years ago remains a mystery after an inquest ended without a conclusive finding

Theo Hayez went missing from Byron Bay three years ago. The NSW coroner has ruled that he is likely deceased, but the cause of manner of his death could not be established.

Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez is dead, the NSW state coroner has concluded, but she's been unable to decide if it was a tragic accident or involved foul play.

Ian Fackender, who suffered from schizophrenia, had intense fears about emergency service sirens and was fatally shot by police in 2017. A coroner says there were many steps that could have been taken to reduce the risk to Mr Fackender and the officers.

Seriously deficient planning by police contributed to the death of Ian Fackender who was fatally shot in his rural NSW home in August 2017.

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.

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.

The Supreme Court found the boy's mother not guilty of murder on mental health grounds in 2018. The child was drowned in the Murray River at Moama the year before.

A coroner has made 17 recommendations following the drowning death of a five-year-old boy in the Murray River due to acts by his mentally ill mother.

The NSW coroner has delivered a scathing assessment of the police investigation into the disappearance of Carly Metcalfe and the medical assistance she received before her death.