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But civilians had seen a police van clip the boy’s bicycle. Against all protocols, the officers removed the body from the spikes and sent the rescue vehicle away.
The rider was Thomas James Hickey, more commonly known as TJ, a Kamilaroi boy returning from his mother’s house on February 14, 2004.
Earlier that morning, a bag was snatched in Redfern station. Four police cars were sent to “The Block” to locate a suspect whose bulky and mature features contrast TJ’s boyish stature. A police car spots TJ. The radio crackles as a new order is sent out.
As TJ notices a police wagon coming up the street, he crosses the adjacent car park and enters Renwick Street. When the menacing wagon reappears, it becomes clear that he is being followed.
But civilians had seen a police van clip the boy’s bicycle. Against all protocols, the officers removed the body from the spikes and sent the rescue vehicle away.
The rider was Thomas James Hickey, more commonly known as TJ, a Kamilaroi boy returning from his mother’s house on February 14, 2004.
Earlier that morning, a bag was snatched in Redfern station. Four police cars were sent to “The Block” to locate a suspect whose bulky and mature features contrast TJ’s boyish stature. A police car spots TJ. The radio crackles as a new order is sent out.
As TJ notices a police wagon coming up the street, he crosses the adjacent car park and enters Renwick Street. When the menacing wagon reappears, it becomes clear that he is being followed.