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MYSTERIOUS: Jesse deacon | Mind Blowing Facts

NSW to send paramedics not police to some mental health emergencies after multiple deaths

Mental health experts to triage triple zero calls, but not all of the changes will be implemented 24/7 or statewide

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30

No mental health training, no warning, no plan: what led to the fatal police shooting of Jesse Deacon?

Three years after her son was shot during a mental health episode, 82-year-old Judy Deacon led the cross-examination in the coroner’s court

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24

Inquest begins into Jesse Deacon’s fatal shooting by police, three years after his death

The 43-year-old Sydney man was fatally shot within a minute of police knocking on his door, court hears

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20

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'Nobody cares about us': death at police hands probed

After her son was killed by police following a decades-long struggle with schizophrenia and addiction, a mother wants his inquest to be a positive experience.

AAP · Jul 20

In their darkest moments, too many Australians are being met with lethal force instead of love and care

Police are often not equipped to deal with mental health callouts. Alternative first responders are better placed to de-escalate tension and reduce harm

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2025

‘He begged not to die’: partner of man who died after being restrained by police joins calls to change mental health response

Taite Collins filmed his partner Collin Burling being restrained by officers at their public housing block in Sydney’s Waterloo

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2025

‘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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‘He was on the way up’: mother of NSW police shooting victim demands mental health reform

‘It’s not my fight, it is everyone’s fight and everyone has to work together so this doesn’t happen again’, says Judy Deacon

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023

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