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Miklos Bolza

BIZARRE: Cops confused before detained indigenous man s death - What They Never Told You

A coroner examining the death of Brandon Rich says police need better training in de-escalation. (HANDOUT/ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE)

Better training is urgently needed to help police de-escalate volatile situations after the death of an Indigenous man who was capsicum-sprayed, hit with a baton and handcuffed in his home, a coroner has found.

Brandon Trevor James Rich was living with his grandmother Denise at a home in the NSW town of Wellington when police paid him the fatal visit on 29 December, 2021.

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