11 results for “OC spray deployment”
34y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…ng the arrest attempt in a confined flat, two officers struggled to restrain him while a third deployed OC spray without prior warning, affecting all present. Officers then exited the flat believing the subject incapaci…
21y · Male·undetermined causes, in the course of being restrained by members of the NSW Pol…
…med robbery, multiple police officers pursued and restrained him using Tasers (at least 7 drive stuns), OC spray (3 cans), and body weight while he was on the ground and handcuffed. Medical experts found no single cause…
48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…
…ly precipitated by cannabis use at a circus. After aggressive behaviour requiring police restraint with OC spray and Taser, he was brought to Casino police station. Paramedics conducted a grossly inadequate assessment (…
20y · Male·gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…rhoed grabbed his arm without lawful power. Bradley ran home pursued by police. In the rear yard, after OC spray was deployed without warning in a confined space, a struggle ensued involving two officers and Bradley. A/…
39y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
…t evening. A physical altercation ensued during attempted apprehension; police deployed Taser twice and OC spray twice before subduing him. He collapsed and died at hospital shortly after. Autopsy revealed severe underl…
38y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Ricky James Bais, a 38-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia and undiagnosed 75% left anterior descending coronary artery narrowing, died during police restraint. He had absconded from mental health detention at Noarl…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
…nd expressed suicidal ideation. Police attempted extended de-escalation including verbal commands, Taser deployment, and OC spray before lethal force was used when McGrail lunged with a knife at close range. The coroner …
33y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest in the setting of prone restraint of an agitated obese…
…straint and escaped, triggering a prolonged struggle with security and police involving physical force, OC spray, and headlock restraint. He collapsed approximately 8 minutes into the struggle. The coroner found the arr…
48y · Male·gunshot wounds to the right thigh and abdomen with fatal hemorrhage
…ar suicide plan. When police arrived, he threw knives at officers, attempted negotiation failed, and an OC spray deployment was ineffective. He advanced on officers with a knife, forcing the senior constable to discharg…
51y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis on a background of a leg bur…
Stephen Kline, a 51-year-old Aboriginal man, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following a leg burn wound sustained when NSW Police deployed a taser during a confrontation on 8 March 2016. H…
30y · Male·Malignant ventricular arrhythmia without myocardial infarction, precipitated by …
Jack Kokaua, a 30-year-old with schizophrenia and coronary artery disease, died from malignant ventricular arrhythmia during a police encounter after absconding from hospital. Contributing factors included positional asp…
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