law
2 Nov 2023

Paramedic says he broke St John policy to help mosque attack victims

From Checkpoint, 5:43 pm on 2 November 2023

The first paramedic inside Al Noor Mosque following the Christchurch terror attack says if policy was followed, medical staff would not have gone in at all.

The inquest has heard eight to ten victims were showing signs of life when paramedics entered the mosque after the massacre.

A third police officer says the call for ambulances went out quarter of an hour before paramedics entered.

Timothy Brown was in court, and a warning, some listeners may find the contents of this story distressing.