Inquiry told threat to decapitate a dog and ‘clear photographic evidence’ of assault on woman downplayed
A commission of inquiry has been told of a case where a Queensland police officer did not act on a complaint about a breach of a domestic violence order for two months.A commission of inquiry has been told of a case where a Queensland police officer did not act on a complaint about a breach of a domestic violence order for two months.A domestic violence victim was “failed” by a
“I had to provide an official direction to those officers to revisit that and then take appropriate action and that action was taken,” he said. He sent the task back to the officer with a “please explain”, which resulted in the officer’s new supervisor threatening disciplinary action against Trinder.
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