Inspector Amy Scott,the NSW Police officer who shot dead Westfield attacker Joel Cauchi,has detailed for the first time the moment she faced down the killer.
Joel Cauchi was severely mentally ill but “effectively unmedicated” and unmonitored for about five years before his death,an inquest has heard.
The month-long inquest into the Westfield Bondi Junction attack begins on Monday. Joel Cauchi killed six people and injured a further 10 before being shot dead by police.
An elusive bikie who for 26 years was thought to be the last person to see missing woman Lisa Govan alive has given extraordinary evidence at her coronial inquest.
Lisa Murphy had coffee thrown on her before a wild fracas on the floor of a 7-Eleven left her screaming that she couldn’t breathe.
Brisbane surgeon Reza Adib,the partner of Annastacia Palaszczuk,will give evidence at an inquest into the death of a patient days after she was discharged from Wesley Hospital.
Missing Geraldton woman Sally Greenham’s last surviving family have revealed what they believe really happened to their aunt in 1987.
Ricky-Lee Cound was the first adult prisoner in WA to die in custody who had been formally diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Brodie Palmer is accused of being involved in the bashing of Cassius Turvey two years ago. On Monday,his murder trial was shown his first interviews with police.
Legal experts estimate there is now a backlog of between 130 and 140 mandatory inquests in NSW,with some dating back several years.