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A Coroner has ruled that the death of Paeroa man in a police shooting was not “suicide by cop” - but said his actions were “reckless” and “indifferent” as
Benn Bathgate14:58, Jun 29 2021
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Michael Taylor’s partner Natalie Avery and her son, Carlin, 21, and her daughter, Amy, 14. Mike Taylor was Carlin s stepfather and Amy s father.
The police officer that fired the fatal shots that killed Michael Taylor at a 2016 family violence call has described a look of “rage” on Taylor’s face when they arrived. The officer, who spoke from behind a screen and is named only as ‘Officer D’ to protect his identity, said that when they arrived in response to a 111 call from his partner Natalie Avery, they found Taylor in a paddock on the property. He was holding a machete in one hand and a sickle in the other.
Benn Bathgate17:03, Jun 28 2021
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Michael Taylor’s partner Natalie Avery and her son, Carlin, 21, and her daughter, Amy, 14. Mike Taylor was Carlin s stepfather and Amy s father.
A Paeroa man shot dead by police was heard by a 111 operator saying “tell them to bring guns and shoot me, ‘cause I’m going to shoot first”. Shortly after saying that, Michael Taylor, 57, was dead after being shot four times by police on June 10, 2016 when he attacked the car they were sitting in with a machete and sickle. This was despite an officer who had dealt with him before not expecting violence and thinking his familiar face would calm Taylor down.