Inquest into the death of Robert Laudisio Curti [2012] NSWLC 11

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Inquest into the death of Robert Laudisio Curti [2012] NSWLC 11 Hearing dates: 8-19/10/2012 Decision date: 14 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Coronial Before: State Coroner Jerram Decision: That Robert Laudisio Curti died shortly after 6am on March 18, 2012, in Pitt Street, Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, of undetermined causes, in the course of being restrained by members of the New South Wales Police Force. Catchwords: CORONIAL INQUEST - death in the course of a police operation, s 23 Coroners Act 2009 - use of Tasers - use of OC spray - manner of restraint of the deceased by officers - lawfulness of arrest - degree and reasonableness of force used - police standard operating procedures Legislation Cited: Coroners Act 2009 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Category: Principal judgment Parties: N/A Representation: J Gormly SC with P Aitken instructed by I Fraser (assisting the Coroner) P Hamill SC with K Ginges instructed by S De Brennan (on behalf of the Laudisio family) B Hodgkinson SC with M Spartalis instructed by S Robinson, Office of the General Counsel (on behalf of the NSW Police Force) S Zillman instructed by A East (on behalf of Taser International) S Wilkinson instructed by K Madden (on behalf of police officers Hyung Joon (David) Kim, Damien Ralph, Annalese Ryan and Michael Waugh) M Thangaraj SC with B Haverfield instructed by E Oates (on behalf of police officers Daniel Barling, Chin Aun (Eric) Lim, Scott Edmondson, Ling Chien (Ernest) Chan and Craig Partridge) P Skinner instructed by G Willis (on behalf of police officers Devin Bourke, Todd Collison and Gregory Cooper) B Docking instructed by A Mills (on behalf of police officer Nathan Ferguson-Gornalle) File Number(s): 2012/00086603