Police criticised over fatal shooting The Australian POLICE did not do enough to protect the public when dealing with a mentally disturbed knife-wielding man who was fatally shot during a confrontation, a Victorian coroner says. But deputy state coroner Iain West said he could not be certain the tragic ... Police officers faced "immediate threat" when they shot Jason Chapman in 2004 ... Call for review of police procedures on mental illness Pepper spray had little effect on mentally ill: coroner |
