“She wasn’t keen to go and we weren’t either, because we’d heard stories about the large number of people with guns in that community,” said one mother.
The families of two Queensland constables who were fatally shot in a religiously motivated attack have criticised police policies and procedures and how the inquest into their deaths was conducted.
Arnold’s mother, Sue, said the families had hoped for a transparent inquest but were instead insulted by the parties discussing how time and cost considerations determined how many witnesses were called.Mrs Arnold said her son had wanted to be a police officer since he was in year 9 at St Laurence’s College in Brisbane.
The inquest heard how footage from McCrow’s body-worn camera showed the dying officer providing critical information for police – and repeatedly telling her family she loved them. The inquest heard how the officers had issues calling for back-up on their radios, and had incorrect information on which channels to use.
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