‘Inadequate’: NSW police criticised for not getting out of cars after triple zero call reported woman being bashed

Published June 16, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Independent watchdog clears officers of serious misconduct but finds they ‘did not meet minimum standards’ on night Lindy Lucena was killed in Ballina

At 7pm on 3 January 2023, New South Wales police received a triple zero call reporting that a woman was “being bashed” behind the Salvation Army building in Ballina.

Details

“I’m just letting you know, there’s a woman getting bashed behind Salvation Army in Ballina and that’s all I got to say I don’t want to be reported or anything,” the caller said.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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