Tape of cop’s last words played at inquest
the trauma of it and I want this to go to the state coroner.
“There needs to be more done, more things put in place for what happens.
“Listen for partners of those that suffer because I suffer and so do the partners. And there has to be more done for them all right. “I have no more to say.” The operator tried to keep him talking, asking his date of birth and other information but when he urged Mr Bryant to wait for emergency services, he said: “No, I’ll be gone before they arrive.”
Mr Bryant was “at the end of his life and the end of his tether” after his own doctors and psychiatrist said he was not fit to work but State Super, which runs the Police Superannuation scheme, refused him a pension, the inquest heard.
He kept getting different insurance claims officers so he had to relive his PTSD over and over again.
The inquest will also look at how the police manage officers suffering from PTSD.
The inquest before State Coroner Michael Barnes continues.