Call by family of Steve Pampalian comes as Greens accuse police of curating the narrative around other people fatally Tasered or shot
Eddie Pampalian and his father Chris. The family want NSW police to retract a statement Steve Pampalian was ‘known’ to them and apologise.Eddie Pampalian and his father Chris. The family want NSW police to retract a statement Steve Pampalian was ‘known’ to them and apologise.who was shot dead by New South Wales police in Sydney while suffering a psychotic episode is calling on the force to retract its suggestion he was “known to police” or provide evidence to support the claim.
The family was separately told at the time of his death that it took longer than normal for them to be notified because Steve was not in their system. “There is something happening internally and culturally to try to control the factual narrative,” she said. Higginson said Kach’s family felt the details provided by police skewed the story, which propelled them to put out their
McCusker approved the media statement without any changes but documents that showed the “thinking processes” of the officials involved in its drafting – including opinions on what information to release about the incident that led to Pampalian’s death – were not released. But this information cannot be revealed. The police secured nonpublication orders over any evidence relating to their tactics by claiming disclosure could compromise future operations.
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