Man who stabbed police dog and handler in Toowoomba dies after being tasered
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Queensland s Crime and Corruption Commission will oversee a police investigation into the death of a man who had been arrested following a stabbing incident in Toowoomba on Sunday night.
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The man died after being tasered, with police saying he suffered a medical episode
The dog received two stab wounds and after surgery is back with its handler
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Subscriber only A witness has filmed the arrest of a man who later died while in police custody. The witness filmed police from their window after they tasered a 31-year-old man who had allegedly broken into a Warana Ave home in Mt Lofty on Sunday night. In the video police officers can later be seen holding the man to the ground, using their knees. A 32-year-old senior constable from the Darling Downs Dog Squad was one of the first officers on the scene along with police dog Turbo. Upon arrival, the handler and his dog located a 31-year-old Toowoomba man, allegedly involved in the break and enter.
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Death in custody and injury to police dog and handler, Mount Lofty
The Ethical Standards Command is investigating following the death of a man and injury to a police dog and his handler at Mount Lofty this evening.
Preliminary information indicates police were called to a Warana Avenue address at around 6.50pm following reports of a break and enter.
A 32-year-old senior constable from the Darling Downs Dog Squad was one of the first officers on the scene along with police dog Turbo.
Upon arrival, the handler and his dog located a 31-year-old Toowoomba City man, allegedly involved in the break and enter.