Deceased
Vlado Tomislav Micetic
Demographics
44y, male
Date of death
2013-08-25
Finding date
2022-11-22
Cause of death
gunshot wound to the abdomen
AI-generated summary
Vlado Micetic, 44, was fatally shot by Leading Senior Constable Timothy Baker during a traffic interception for stolen number plates in Windsor, Victoria, on 25 August 2013. Baker claimed Micetic produced a knife during arrest and he shot in self-defence. The coroner found the death was preventable, primarily due to Baker working single-officer patrol despite a 2010 coronial recommendation against this practice. While unable to definitively establish whether Micetic produced a knife, the coroner found Baker's account inconsistent with audio-visual evidence. Critical issues included Baker's unmonitored mental health (bipolar disorder, PTSD, depression), inadequate fitness-for-duty assessments by police medical officers, and the 3-year delay in implementing single-officer patrol restrictions. The coroner recommended Victoria Police develop systems to ensure members' mental and physical fitness for duty is adequately assessed and monitored.
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