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Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

An inquest into the death of a 95-year-old grandmother tasered by police has laid out a host of alternatives available instead of pulling the trigger.

Cop could have been ordered not to taser great grandmum

Cop could have been ordered not to taser great grandmum

Cop could have been ordered not to taser great grandmum

Cop could have been ordered not to taser great grandmum

The supervisor of an officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman could have directed him to re-holster the weapon before he fired, an inquest has been told.

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

A man who vanished without a trace more than a decade ago is now believed to have died, with his death thought to be linked to organised crime figures.

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Woman felt 'something bad' before ill-fated night hike

Woman felt 'something bad' before ill-fated night hike

A mother remains haunted by a final conversation with her daughter, who died after getting lost and disorientated during a moonlit walk in dense bushland.

'Lost': tragic final moments of missing walker revealed

'Lost': tragic final moments of missing walker revealed

An inquest is examining how a midnight trip to a picturesque mountain-top ended in the death of a 47-year-old woman.

'Risky' co-sleeping likely caused death of three babies

'Risky' co-sleeping likely caused death of three babies

The "risky" co-sleeping of three babies by their parents and siblings likely caused their deaths, a coroner has found as she recommended prevention measures.

Mystery, police flaws shroud teen's train track death

Mystery, police flaws shroud teen's train track death

A coroner will decide whether police racism was a factor in the investigation into the death of an Indigenous teen, whose body was found on rural train tracks.

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Woman continued attack on mother even after shots fired

Woman continued attack on mother even after shots fired

Woman continued attack on mother even after shots fired

Woman continued attack on mother even after shots fired

A police officer has described at an inquest how he reluctantly fired off eight shots to stop a woman cutting at her mother's neck with a knife.

Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle 'justified'

Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle 'justified'

Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle 'justified'

Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle 'justified'

A man was shot four times and his vehicle was struck by dozens of police bullets after he drove at officers while armed with a rifle, a coroner has heard.

Search delay for missing Indigenous man, coroner hears

Search delay for missing Indigenous man, coroner hears

Search delay for missing Indigenous man, coroner hears

Search delay for missing Indigenous man, coroner hears

The search for a missing Indigenous man faced a delayed start and premature end due to police making errors and following a false lead, a coroner has heard.

Fatal Molotov attack after mother not considered risk

Fatal Molotov attack after mother not considered risk

Fatal Molotov attack after mother not considered risk

Fatal Molotov attack after mother not considered risk

A woman had been assessed as not a homicide risk to the father of her children before she killed him with a Molotov cocktail, a coroner has found.

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

'Distress': woman questioned over theft after DV claim

An upset woman was questioned over claims she had stolen money from an ex-partner moments after reporting domestic violence allegations, a coroner has heard.

Ambos locked out after triple-zero call, coroner told

Ambos locked out after triple-zero call, coroner told

Ambos locked out after triple-zero call, coroner told

Ambos locked out after triple-zero call, coroner told

A locked door delayed paramedics for an hour as they tried to reach a woman who self-harmed at a refuge shelter, an inquest has heard.

Police did their all in teen terror tragedy, probe told

Police did their all in teen terror tragedy, probe told

Police did their all in teen terror tragedy, probe told

Police did their all in teen terror tragedy, probe told

An inquest into the death of a state police employee and his Islamic State-driven shooter has been told nothing could have been done to avoid the tragedy.

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Police shot woman as she stabbed her mother to death

A coroner is investigating the death of a woman who was shot dead by police as she fatally attacked her mother.

Scope for jumping castle tragedy inquest detailed

An inquest into the deaths of six children in a primary school jumping castle accident could begin in 2026, five years after the tragedy.

Double murderer died from natural causes, coroner finds

A former ambulance officer who murdered two women died in a hospital bed after being transferred out of prison for cancer treatment, a coroner found.

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

A police officer says he yelled "drop the knife" before shooting an Indigenous man while a witness claimed nothing was said ahead of an inquest into the death.

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'Foul play' likely in missing mum's 50-year cold case

A missing mother likely met with foul play, police say, after she vanished in 1976 but her now-deceased husband was never interviewed over the disappearance.

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

An external police review of the use of force by officers who held down a young Aboriginal man just before he died is completed ahead of a decision on charges.

Freeman family anguish as tip-off leads to $1m claim

Dezi Freeman's family are struggling to cope with his death, as sources suggest his hiding spot was uncovered following a tip-off from a member of the public.

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody are seeking justice as the police officers involved in his arrest make a bid to avoid self-incrimination.

Crime boss foot soldier shot dead in botched burglary

A man believed to have been involved in tobacco store arsons was killed in an aggravated burglary gone wrong, a coroner investigating his death has been told.

'Casual' paramedic failed man after roof fall: coroner

A coroner has made "serious findings" against a paramedic who failed to assess the condition of a man who fell from a roof after a struggle with police.

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

A coroner has compelled a doula to give evidence into the death of an influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

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