‘You can suffer mental illness, but you can still be involved in a terrorist act’, deputy commissioner Cheryl Scanlon saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland police considers the Wieambilla shootings an act of terrorism, and there is an open terrorism file on the attack, the deputy commissioner, Cheryl Scanlon, told an inquest into the killings on Wednesday.Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train ambushed and killed constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold and civilian Alan Dare at their remote property 300 kilometres west of Brisbane on 12 December 2022. They were later killed in a shootout with specialist tactical police.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-28 08:09:28
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Queensland police stand by ‘terrorism’ definition of Wieambilla shootings at inquest
