US EditionHandcuffed Man Died After Police, Paramedics Called to Inner Sydney Apartment
SYDNEY, JUL 14 – The 45-year-old man died after paramedics attempted sedation during a welfare check, triggering a homicide squad investigation and independent oversight by authorities.
- A 45-year-old man died after police and paramedics responded to a welfare call at a unit on Pitt Street, Waterloo, early Tuesday morning.
- Paramedics initially attended for a mental health episode and requested urgent police assistance when the man became aggressively resistant and non-compliant.
- Paramedics attempted to sedate the man, who then suffered cardiac arrest; police and paramedics worked together to revive him before transporting him to a hospital in Sydney’s inner south.
- Assistant Commissioner McKenna confirmed that only handcuffs were used to restrain the individual, he was uncertain whether sedation had been given, and noted that footage from body-worn cameras is among the materials being reviewed as the inquiry proceeds.
- Police have classified this as a critical incident, with the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad conducting the inquiry, subject to independent review by Professional Standards and oversight from the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
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