Police mental health officer tells Bondi Junction stabbings inquest lack of resources makes role ‘overwhelming’

Queensland mental health specialist reveals she couldn’t find someone to cover her role while giving evidence in Sydney this weekAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countA Queensland police officer has told a coronial inquest that a lack of resources explains why her colleague overlooked an email requesting mental health support for Joel Cauchi, a year before he stabbed six people to death in Sydney’s Bondi Junction.The inquest on Monday heard from an officer who was acting as the police force’s only mental health officer for a district serving 220,000 residents when he received an email from another officer asking him to follow up with the Cauchi family. Continue reading...

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