Five years after a 29-year-old Yamatji woman was shot dead on a suburban street in regional WA, her family want the officer who pulled the trigger moved to a different beat.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.What's next?:Five years after a First Nations woman was shot dead on a suburban street in regional Western Australia, her family want the officer who pulled the trigger moved to a different beat.
"She raised the knife up at me, … and her body came towards me and I just shot," he told the court at the time.JC's foster mum, Anne Jones, had raised her since she was a baby."JC's 11-year-old son has been very badly impacted by the senseless death of his mother," Ms Jones said. "I understand there were some findings that resulted in some disciplinary action," the Commissioner said.The acquitted officer's identity was suppressed until a Supreme Court Judge lifted the order in May, following calls from JC's family for him to be named.
In some cases, a coroner may comment and make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths from happening in the future.Ms Jones said the inquest was their last hope for answers and accountability."The use of a powerful firearm on an Aboriginal woman who was known to the police arresting her to have a history of mental illness is a disgrace for the state of WA," Ms Jones said.Constable Wyndham gave evidence at the trial that he did not know JC's identity when he shot her.
At Constable Wyndham's 2021 Supreme Court trial, an expert gave evidence that police use-of-force protocols allowed for a taser or gun to be discharged when an officer reasonably suspected there was an imminent threat of grievous bodily harm from an offender.Under WA Police's use-of-force policy in place in 2019, the court heard officers had discretion as to what option they chose to deploy.
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