Taranaki police officers Sandra Shaw, Craig Longworth and Corey Waite were found not guilty of manslaughter in the High Court at New Plymouth on Thursday. McCrea, who left policing two years ago following 18-years in the force, worked alongside Taranaki police officers Sandra Shaw, Craig Longworth and Corey Waite. Supplied They were charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of Allen Ball in a cell at Hāwera Police Station. In an emailed response to questions a police spokesperson said it would also look at how police can better enable and equip rural officers. And while in the case Ball’s death, the Crown considered Shaw, Longworth and Waite liable, Borrows questioned how, as a wider organisation, police would respond to that.

Source: Stuff June 04, 2021 17:00 UTC