2024's Mardi Gras will be remembered as the year of pain. Not for the first time, the spectre of violence hangs over the parade. This time it allegedly comes from a police officer and one of the community's own, writes Jason Om.
Not for the first time, the spectre of violence hangs over the parade. This time it allegedly comes from a police officer and one of the community's own.
As one written message in a bunch of flowers left for the young couple says: "End domestic violence. Justice must be served." But worse still, according to Justice Sackar, they minimised the extent of the problem, with some officers "indifferent, negligent, dismissive or hostile".Not only did Justice Sackar find NSW Police had been adversarial during the inquiry, there was quiet frustration that the Minns government released the report just before Christmas."I recognise that the investigation failings highlighted by have resulted in enduring hurt for many.
How police conduct the case against Jesse and Luke's alleged killer will be heavily scrutinised. Their prosecution arguments will need to be faultless.On Tuesday, Commissioner Webb heaped praise on the officer in charge Detective Sergeant Sasha Pinazza who was able to locate the bodies. The discovery "did come with the assistance of the accused", Commissioner Webb said.
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