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The mother of a young man who died after being arrested in Toowoomba says reading a statement "tailored" to the police service would have defeated its purpose.

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[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

"I travelled 1,800 kilometres, I sat in this court for four days, and I afforded every other speaker the opportunity to voice what they believe happened here," Ms Nixon said.

"Our family has not been offered the same opportunity … I sat here for four days and we were not afforded 10 minutes."

The family left the courtroom yelling "no answers, no peace, no justice".

The family's grief is understandable but an inquest is not the right time to express it.

It sounds like they wanted to make accusations in the inquest based on the vibe, when they're supposed to be talking about the impact on themselves.