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<strong>Analysis</strong>: Despite calls for an inquiry into Queensland police culture, some still say training alone will fix the issue
Exclusive: Former head of state’s domestic violence unit says ‘it’s 2022 and women are still dying horrifically’, amid calls for royal commission
Last modified on Sat 8 May 2021 20.01 EDT Six months before she was murdered, Noelene Beutel was beaten within an inch of her life; beaten so badly she ended up in hospital, her teeth cracked and her face covered in bruises. Two Queensland police officers came to the hospital to take a statement, but Noelene wouldnât speak to them. She was antagonistic â a response borne of fear and distress. At the same time her attacker was at home, looking after their infant daughter. So the police turned and left. According to the state coroner they âresponded poorly ⦠and wrote off th...