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| Subject: As usual, an OZschwitz poLICEman who shot dead a mentally ill man armed with a bread knife will not be charged Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:15 pm | |
| A POLICEMAN who shot dead a mentally ill man armed with a bread knife will not be charged, the Director of Public Prosecution confirmed last night.
After 15 months of consideration, the director has decided not to start proceedings against Senior Constable Andrew Rich for murder or manslaughter after the death of Elijah Holcombe in 2009.
Mr Holcombe, 24, was suffering a mental health breakdown characterised by episodes of paranoia and delusions when Senior Constable Rich and Senior Constable Greg Dufty were asked to find him and take him back to Armidale Hospital, where nursing staff were concerned about him.
But when the plain-clothes officers approached Mr Holcombe on June 2, 2009, he ran away. He was chased on foot into a lane where he armed himself with a bread knife.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/no-charges-over-police-shooting-20120829-2514a.html#ixzz24yZgMWFJ
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