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Inquest told Gareth Train's email threats left out of briefing to Queensland police before Wieambilla shootings
NSW Police were aware of Gareth Train's email threats that police would be "dealt with" if they went to his property but didn't inform Queensland officers before they attended the Wieambilla property in 2022, an inquest has heard.www.abc.net.au
Gareth Train's threatening emails not included in briefing to Queensland police the day of Wieambilla shootings, inquest hears
The court has previously been told that in the police system a summary of an investigation is known as a 'narrative'.
The narrative relating to Nathaniel Train included reports that Gareth Train was "paranoid" and had a "dislike for police".
Queensland police were made aware of these reports, and the fact that Nathaniel Train was a licensed firearm holder.
However, when passing on information about the Trains, Detective Senior Constable Montgomery attached the first narrative in the system, which was created 11 days earlier, but not the most recent 'narrative' that had been submitted at around 10.30am on the morning of the shooting.
This narrative included reports about Gareth Train's emails.
Probably impossible the way things are divided up by state here, but you’d think a federal missing persons register (along with the national firearms register) wouldn’t be the worst thing.So the police in charge of activating the welfare check knew from the extant "narrative" that
- Train was paranoid
- Train disliked / hated police
- Train(s) were armed
But not yet that
- Gareth Train had recently made direct criminal threats concerning what he might do to police who came onto his property
Armed with that first section of analysis but without knowing about the recent direct threats, the decision was made to send 4 junior officers.
I'm guessing that a "narrative" system update that prioritizes and redflags critical info so it's seen first and not simply in the order in which it appeared is required.
Terrible situation, made still more shocking somehow by the chronology of this inquest, IMO.
So a NSW police officer performed CPR on Nathaniel Train when he had an heart attack at school, and saved his life, and then Nathaniel turned and was complicit in killing a police officer in the siege on his brother’s property over a year later.
Sgt Thorpe was the officer who performed CPR on Nathaniel when he had his cardiac arrest at the school on Aug 10th 2021 ( some , may say too well IMO) His wife also worked with Nathaniel.
Lots more in article