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Police made 'mistakes' as Gordon Copeland drowned

Police have been urged to fix mistakes made around the death of Indigenous man Gordon Copeland who drowned while trying to evade officers in northern NSW.

AAP · Apr 18, 2023

Further victim of Arthur 'Neddy' Smith revealed

Another victim of notorious murderer Arthur 'Neddy' Smith has been revealed as Mark Johnston, whose bones were uncovered at a Sydney construction site.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

NSW coroner recommends warnings on aerosal cans after chroming death of 16yo Bradley Hope

Bradley Hope died after inhaling aerosol deodorant during a sleepover at a friend's house in 2019. His family hopes recommendations from a coronial inquest will spare others their grief.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Belgium tourist's Australia disappearance remains a mystery

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

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Fate of Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez remains a mystery as coroner delivers findings

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.

ABC News · Oct 21, 2022

Mystery still surrounds backpacker's death

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.

AAP · Oct 20, 2022

NSW coroner finds police decision to enter home 'unnecessary' in 'preventable' shooting death of Ian Fackender

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.

ABC News · Sep 14, 2022

Poor police planning led to fatal shooting

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

AAP · Sep 14, 2022

Detective tells inquest into Gordon Copeland's death decision to call off search 'probably' made too early

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.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

First day of Gordon Copeland inquest shown police body cam footage after he entered flooded river

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.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022