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News.com.au
9 hours ago
- News.com.au
Woman shot after pinning police officer with car repeatedly told to ‘get back'
Police warned a woman to 'get back' 10 times before she was shot dead in South Melbourne last month, after the car she was driving pinned a senior constable against a fence. The Coroners Court heard on Monday that Madeline Henry, 33, was repeatedly warned not to approach officers who were making an arrest on Dow Street. As the car approached, the senior constable drew his gun and said, 'Don't you dare drive that car up here.' He continued to warn Ms Henry to go back and used his radio to broadcast that a car was 'trying to run us over' before it mounted the footpath and pinned his leg to the fence he was standing against. He fired four shots through the windscreen five seconds after issuing his '10th direction to get back,' counsel assisting Samantha Brown said. Ms Henry died at the scene and a passenger was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound. The senior constable was also taken to hospital with leg injuries. The coronial investigation is examining Ms Henry's actions and the reasonableness of police force.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Off-duty policeman charged after alleged assault of two women
A senior constable has been charged with two assault offences following an alleged altercation with two women at a home in Sydney. NSW Police were called to a property in the southern suburb of Caringbah on February 9 after reports of a domestic violence incident. Officers were told a 53-year-old man had allegedly assaulted two women, aged 53 and 36, during an altercation. He was arrested and taken to Sutherland Police Station where he was later released pending further investigation. Four months later, NSW Police revealed the man is a senior constable attached to a specialist command. He has not been identified. The policeman was issued a court attendance notice on Friday and charged with one count of common assault (domestic violence) and one count of common assault. He is due to appear before Sutherland Local Court on August 6. NSW Police said the senior constable's employment status is currently under review.
