Bondi Junction stabbings: warrantless ‘wanding’ among recommendations considered by NSW coroner

NSW police scanning people for weapons in ‘crowded places’ and tighter protocols around weaning schizophrenia patients off medication are among the draft recommendationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPermanent police powers to randomly “wand” people for weapons and tighter protocols around weaning schizophrenia patients off antipsychotic medication are among 22 draft recommendations that will be considered by the New South Wales state coroner after the Bondi Junction mass stabbing in Sydney.The list of proposals was released by the NSW coroner’s court on Wednesday as the coronial inquest into the deaths of Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Yixuan Cheng, 27, Pikria Darchia, 55, Dawn Singleton, 25, Faraz Tahir, 30, and Joel Cauchi, 40, at Westfield Bondi Junction on 13 April 2024 draws to a close. Continue reading...